Data Zone
Country/territory: Spain
IBA criteria met: A1, B1i, B1iii, B2, C1, C2, C6 (2011)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 62,859 ha
Site description (2000 baseline)
A plain, dominated by cereal cultivation, in the Guadalquivir valley. There are patches of dehesa, olive-groves and a complex of saline lakes.
Key biodiversity
This is an important area for steppic species. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Oxyura leucocephala (non-breeding) and Tetrax tetrax (20 resident pairs).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ecija-Osuna plain. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ecija-osuna-plain-iba-spain on 04/12/2023.
