Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2011
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax | LC | breeding | 2009 | 20-60 breeding pairs | C6 |
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea | LC | breeding | 2009 | 10 breeding pairs | C6 |
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus | LC | winter | 2006 | min 55 individuals | C6 |
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus | LC | resident | 2006 | min 9 breeding pairs | C6 |
Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.
For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here
Protection status:
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sotos y Mejanas del Ebro | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1,843 | protected area overlaps with site | 455 |
Reserva Natural de Los Galachos de La Alfranca de Pastriz; La Cartuja y El Burgo de Ebro | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 805 | protected area overlaps with site | 777 |
Montes de Zuera; Castejón de Valdejasa y El Castellar | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 25,542 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Montes de Alfajarín y Saso de Osera | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 11,837 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Montes de Alfajarín - Saso de Osera | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 11,693 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Galachos de La Alfranca de Pastriz; La Cartuja y El Burgo de Ebro | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 2,186 | protected area overlaps with site | 1,545 |
Galachos de la Alfranca de Pastriz, la Cartuja y el Burgo de Ebro | Reserva Natural Dirigida | 775 | protected area overlaps with site | 777 |
El Castellar | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 12,958 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Forest | Alluvial and very wet forest | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation | - |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land, Forestry plantations | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|
agriculture | - |
forestry | - |
hunting | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: River Ebro ox-bow lakes. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 23/01/2021.