Data Zone
Country/territory: Spain
IBA criteria met: A1, A4i, A4ii, A4iii, B1i, B1ii, B2, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 (2011)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 36,120 ha
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | Threat (pressure) | Condition (state) | Action (response) |
| 2016 | very high | very unfavourable | high |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site description (baseline)
A freshwater coastal lagoon with abundant emergent vegetation and several islands, and a coastal Pinus woodland. The area also includes 14,000 ha of rice cultivation.
Key biodiversity
This is a very important site for breeding and wintering waterbirds.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Albufera de Valencia marshes. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/1823 on 10/06/2023.
