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 | 2011 | max 193 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).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ontalafia Lagoon. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ontalafia-lagoon-iba-spain on 02/10/2023.