Data Zone
Country/territory: Spain
IBA Criteria met: A1, A4ii, B1i, B1iii, B2, B3, C1, C2, C6 (2011)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 189,600 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2007 | very high | not assessed | negligible |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
An area of plains to the south-west of Valladolid, used for non-irrigated cereal cultivation and sheep-grazing. There are also small Pinus and Quercus copses and a few lakes.
Key biodiversity
This is a very important area for species of steppic habitats and as a feeding area for raptors. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aegypius monachus (non-breeding) and Aquila adalberti (non-breeding).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2019) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Tierra de Campiñas steppes. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 11/12/2019.
