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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
An area of steppe vegetation, amongst large areas of cereal cultivation, in the semi-arid region of Los Monegros.
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).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threats are from irrigation plans to allow agricultural intensification, the construction of a railway and the use of poison baits.
National None
International None
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.
