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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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter	2010	max 413 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	breeding	2009	max 12 breeding pairs	A1, B1i, B2, C1, C2
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio	LC	resident	2009	max 41 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio	LC	winter	2010	max 32 individuals	C6
Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata	LC	resident	2009	max 16 breeding pairs	B1i, B2, C2, C6
Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata	LC	winter	2010	max 4 individuals	C2, C6
Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti	VU	non-breeding	1994	7 individuals	A1, C1

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)
Salado de San Pedro	Zona de Importancia Comunitaria ZIC (ZEPA/ZEC)	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Salado de San Pedro	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	116	protected area overlaps with site	12
Reserva Natural Complejo Endorreico de Puerto Real	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	863	protected area overlaps with site	863
Lagunas de Cádiz (Laguna de Medina y Laguna Salada)	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	158	protected area overlaps with site	158
Laguna de Medina	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	351	protected area contained by site	0
Laguna de Medina	Reserva Natural	120	protected area contained by site	121
Laguna de Medina	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	351	protected area contained by site	355
Laguna de Medina	Zona de Importancia Comunitaria ZIC (ZEPA/ZEC)	0	protected area contained by site	0
Laguna de las Canteras y el Tejón	Zona de Importancia Comunitaria ZIC (ZEPA/ZEC)	194	protected area contained by site	0
Laguna de Las Canteras y El Tejón	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	194	protected area contained by site	200
Laguna de las Canteras y el Tejón	Reserva Natural	16	protected area contained by site	4
Laguna de Las Canteras y El Tejón	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	194	protected area contained by site	0
Complejo endorreico de Puerto Real	Natural Reserve	104	protected area contained by site	104
Complejo endorreico de Puerto Real	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	888	protected area overlaps with site	0
Complejo endorreico de Puerto Real	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	888	protected area overlaps with site	863
Complejo Endorreico de Puerto Real	Reserva Natural	104	protected area overlaps with site	0
Complejo Endoreico de Puerto Real	Zona de Importancia Comunitaria ZIC (ZEPA/ZEC)	888	protected area overlaps with site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Shrubland	Scrub	-
Grassland	Dry siliceous grassland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish and salt water, Water fringe vegetation	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
tourism/recreation	-
not utilised	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Medina and Puerto Real lagoons. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/medina-and-puerto-real-lagoons-iba-spain on 30/09/2023.