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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.
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.
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.