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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2000	Laguna de Salicor	Reserva Natural (IV)	<1

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

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 24/12/2024.