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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
The site includes a huge reservoir and surrounding dry grasslands, sclerophyllous scrub, dehesa, olive-groves and arable land. There are some old
Pinus plantations. Human activities include sheep-grazing, forestry, hunting and recreation.
This is an important site for breeding storks, raptors and steppic species and wintering
Grus grus.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threats are from irrigation of arable land, disturbance from recreational use of the reservoir, and plans for a new road.
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Alcántara reservoir-Cuatro Lugares (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/alcántara-reservoir-cuatro-lugares-iba-spain on 22/12/2024.
