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Site description (baseline)
An area of dry grassland and agricultural land in the north-west of El Hierro, with a small Juniperus turbinata copse. Human activities include cattle-grazing.

Key biodiversity
The site is also important for steppic birds such as Burhinus oedicnemus, and is one of the two most important sites on the island for migrating passerines.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: La Dehesa grasslands. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/2022 on 28/05/2023.