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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis	LC	resident	2008	80-207 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata	LC	resident	2008	16-642 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	resident	2006	41-194 individuals	A1, C1
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	2009	min 14 breeding pairs	A1, C1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	2009	123 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2011) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1999	El Basal; Las Menorcas y Llanos de Cardiel	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	28
2000	Sierras de Alcubierre y Sigena	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3
2000	Ríos Cinca y Alcanadre	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2000	Basal de Ballobar y Balsalet de Don Juan	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Ruderal land	100
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	100
hunting	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ballobar-Candasnos (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ballobar-candasnos-iba-spain on 23/11/2024.