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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
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	winter (2007)	min 4,500 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	non-breeding (2003)	min 42 birds	A1, C1
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	passage (1992)	40–50 birds	B1i, C2
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	winter (2005)	min 100 birds	A1, C1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2014	Dehesa Boyal de Montehermoso	Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio (VI)	2

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	26	Broadleaved evergreen woodland
Grassland	26
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Arable land
Shrubland	-	Scrub
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	26
hunting	26

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Borbollón reservoir (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/borbollón-reservoir-iba-spain on 25/12/2024.