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Country/territory: Spain

IBA Criteria met: B1i, B1iii, B2, C2, C6 (2011)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here

Area: 47,000 ha

Protection status:

SEO/BirdLife

Site description
An area of plains to the south-west of Salamanca with dehesas, arable crops and grasslands. The site is crossed by the River Azaba with alluvial forest. The main human activities are arable cultivation and livestock-farming.

Key biodiversity
This is an important site for breeding raptors and Ciconia nigra. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Tetrax tetrax (5 resident pairs).

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2019) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Campo de Argañán. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 16/12/2019.