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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
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	resident (2009)	32–52 pairs	B2
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	breeding (2009)	75–106 pairs	B1i, C2, C6
Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii	VU	non-breeding (2007)	max 350 birds	A1, C1
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	breeding (2009)	min 32 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2017	Marjal de Almenara	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance (IV)	50

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	60	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves
Grassland	15	Humid grasslands
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-
Marine Intertidal	-

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	80
agriculture	60
urban/industrial/transport	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Almenara marshes (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/almenara-marshes-iba-spain on 24/12/2024.