Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
An area of arable cultivation with several natural and artificial lagoons.
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).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Threats include over-exploitation of water resources, urban development, river canalization, and droughts which lead to the lagoons drying out.
National None
International Partial250 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (Lagunas de Alcázar de San Juan, 250 ha). 8,800 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Humedales de la Mancha, 11,520 ha).
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.
