Data Zone
Country/territory: Spain
IBA Criteria met: A1, B1i, C1, C2, C3, C6 (2011)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 5,454 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2008 | very high | very unfavourable | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
A coastal wetland complex with saltmarshes, coastal lagoons and freshwater ponds, humid grasslands and riverine forest. The area is used for sheep-grazing and rice cultivation.
Key biodiversity
This is an important site for breeding, wintering and passage herons and wildfowl.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2020) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Ampurdán marshes. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 26/02/2020.
