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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
An area of dry, cultivated plains with grasslands, small patches of
Quercus woodland and dehesas. The main human activities are cereal and livestock-farming, hunting, and some mining.
This is an important area for wintering
Grus grus and for breeding steppic species.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Localized poaching of nests, poisoning, and illegal hunting occurs. There is occasional disturbance of breeding birds by forestry work.
National None
International None
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.
