Data Zone
Country/territory: Spain
IBA criteria met: A1, B2, C1, C2, C6 (2011)
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Area: 24,749 hectares (247.49 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
An area of steppe vegetation, amongst large areas of cereal cultivation, in the semi-arid region of Los Monegros.
Key biodiversity
This is an important area for steppic species, particularly breeding Pterocles alchata. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Tetrax tetrax (11-40 resident individuals).
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 25/12/2024.