The site was identified as important in 2011 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
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White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala | EN | winter | 2009 | 50-300 individuals | A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2011).
Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Río Chícamo | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 411 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Humedal del Ajauque y Rambla Salada | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 896 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Humedal del Ajauque y Rambla Salada | Paisaje Protegido | 895 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Humedal del Ajauque y Rambla Salada | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 1,622 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Humedal del Ajauque y Rambla Salada. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/humedal-del-ajauque-y-rambla-salada-iba-spain on 30/09/2023.