Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis | LC | resident (2009) | 37–54 pairs | C2, C6 |
| Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus | LC | resident (1996) | 220 pairs | B2, C6 |
| Dupont's Lark Chersophilus duponti | VU | resident (2007) | min 177 males | A1, B2, C1, C2, C6 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | 55 | Steppes and dry calcareous grassland |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | 40 | Arable land |
| Forest | 5 | Native coniferous woodland |
| Shrubland | - | Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | 80 |
| hunting | 80 |
| not utilised | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Blancas-Torralba de los Sisones (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/blancas-torralba-de-los-sisones-iba-spain on 24/12/2024.