Data Zone
Country/territory: Spain
IBA criteria met: A1, B2, C1, C2, C6 (2011)
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Area: 13,181 hectares (131.81 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
An upland area to the south-east of Gallocanta lake, covered by scrub, small areas of cereal cultivation and small patches of Pinus woodland.
Key biodiversity
This is an important area for steppic birds, particularly Chersophilus duponti. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Tetrax tetrax (resident).
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.