Data Zone
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:
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 23/10/2019.
