Spain


State of the World's Birds - case studies

State: What we know about the changing state of birds
Pressure: Why birds are declining
Response: What can be done to improve the status of birds

Key publications

References

  • Viada, C. (1998) Áreas Importantes para las Aves en España. Monografí­a 5. Madrid: Sociedad Española de Ornitologí­a and BirdLife.
  • de Juana, E. (ed) (1992) Áreas Importantes para las Aves en España. Monografía 3. Madrid: Sociedad Española de Ornitología
  • SEO/BirdLife (2005) Monitoring Common Breeding Birds in Spain - The Sacre Programme. SEO/BirdLife: Spain
  • European Commission (2014) National Summary for Article 12 2008-2012 Spain

Spain at a glance

Land area

505,370 km2

BirdLife Partner

SEO/BirdLife

Species

Total number of birds 380
Globally threatened birds 26
Country endemics 8

Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas

Number of IBAs 469
Total IBA area 237,870 km2
IBA area as % of land area 47%

Endemic Bird Areas

Number of EBAs 1



Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: Spain. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/spain on 22/11/2024.