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Borbollón reservoir


Site description (2000 baseline):

Site location and context
This site comprises a reservoir surrounded by dehesa, non-irrigated arable land and grassland. There is a wooded island in the reservoir. The main human activities are livestock-grazing and hunting.



Key biodiversity
The site is important for post-breeding Ciconia nigra, breeding herons and wintering Grus grus.



Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The major threat to the site is from agricultural intensification, in particular an increase in the area of irrigated crops. An irrigation scheme threatens a wooded island in the reservoir used by breeding birds. Disturbance is also a threat.



Protected areas
National None International None




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.