Data Zone
Country/territory: Spain
IBA Criteria met: A1, A4i, B1i, B3, C1, C2, C6 (2011)
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Area: 20,860 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2008 | very high | very unfavourable | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
A deep estuary with some remnant brackish marshes, extensive mudflats and sandbanks. There is a small rocky islet at the mouth of the estuary and a large coastal cliff in the west of the area.
Key biodiversity
This is an important site for passage and wintering waders and Platalea leucorodia and resident seabirds.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2019) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Urdaibai - Matxitxako. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 20/05/2019.
