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The site was identified as important in 2011 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	resident	2010	12-14 breeding pairs	A1, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C6
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	winter	2010	17-2,519 individuals	B1i, C3
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	breeding	2010	72-86 breeding pairs	B2
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding	2010	5-30 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding	2010	min 103 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding	2010	min 199 breeding pairs	C6
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	breeding	2010	min 37 breeding pairs	C6
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	breeding	2010	520-540 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	resident	2010	min 14 breeding pairs	C6
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	winter	2011	2-4 individuals	C6
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	2011	min 700 breeding pairs	A4ii, B1iii, B2, C2, C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2011) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1993	Lagunas de Alcázar de San Juan	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	<1
1999	Complejo Lagunar de Alcazar de San Juan	Reserva Natural	1
2000	Laguna de Salicor	Reserva Natural	<1
2001	Humedales de La Mancha	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	16
2005	ZEPA Humedales de La Mancha	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	16
2005	Área esteparia de La Mancha norte	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	7
2005	Laguna de Peñahueca	Reserva Natural	<1
2006	Lagunas Grande y Chica de Villafranca de los Caballeros	Reserva Natural	<1
2006	Laguna de Tirez	Reserva Natural	<1
2006	Laguna de la Sal	Reserva Natural	<1
2007	Laguna de los Carros	Microrreserva	<1
2011	Las Lagunas y Albardinales del Cigüela	Reserva Natural	4

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	85
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Standing brackish and salt water, Rivers and streams	26

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	85
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Alcázar de San Juan-Quero endorreic lagoons (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/alcázar-de-san-juan-quero-endorreic-lagoons-iba-spain on 23/11/2024.