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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
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	winter (2010)	12,000–15,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	resident (2005)	min 2,000 birds	A1, B2, C1, C2, C6
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	resident (2003)	min 850 birds	A1, B2, C1, C2, C6
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	passage (2008)	min 14 birds	B1i, C2
Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti	VU	non-breeding (2010)	min 30 birds	A1, B2, C1, C2
Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti	VU	resident (2006)	1 pairs	C2
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding (2007)	min 102 pairs	B3, C2, C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	winter (2005)	min 100 birds	A1, C1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding (2002)	595–720 pairs	A4ii, B1iii, B2, C2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2002	Sierra de Azuaga	Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio (VI)	2
2004	Río Bembezar	Corredor Ecológico y de Biodiversidad (IV)	<1
2017	Las Quinientas	Periurban Park (VI)	<1
2017	Los Baselisos	Periurban Park (VI)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	26	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Forestry plantations
Forest	-	Broadleaved evergreen woodland
Grassland	-
Shrubland	-
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	26
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Azuaga-Llerena-Peraleda de Zaucejo (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/azuaga-llerena-peraleda-de-zaucejo-iba-spain on 25/12/2024.