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Alcázar de San Juan-Quero endorreic lagoons


Country/territory: Spain

IBA criteria met: A1, A4i, A4ii, B1i, B1iii, B2, C1, C2, C3, C6 (2011)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here

Area: 66,312 hectares (663.12 km2)

SEO/BirdLife

Site description (2000 baseline)
An area of arable cultivation with several natural and artificial lagoons.

Key biodiversity
The site is important for steppic species and wildfowl. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Tetrax tetrax (22 resident pairs) and Otis tarda (14-27 resident pairs).


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.