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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala | EN | resident (2010) | 4–12 pairs | A1, B1i, C1, C2 |
| Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax | NT | resident (2007) | 91–1,269 birds | A1, B2, C1, C2 |
| Great Bustard Otis tarda | EN | resident (2010) | 28–285 birds | A1, B2, C1, C2 |
| Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni | LC | breeding (2009) | min 100 pairs | C2, C6 |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2011. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2007 | poor | very high | low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | population | - | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Actual vs Reference (units) | % remaining | Result | ||
| Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax | 500 / 300 (males) | 100 | good | ||
| Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni | 200 / 300 (pairs) | 67 | poor | ||
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | most of population/area (50–90%) | rapid decline (>30% over 3 generations) | very high |
| Natural system modifications | happening now | most of population/area (50–90%) | rapid decline (>30% over 3 generations) | very high |
| Biological resource use | happening now | whole of population/area (>90%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | high |
| Climate change and severe weather | happening now | whole of population/area (>90%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | high |
| Pollution | happening now | most of population/area (50–90%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | high |
| Residential and commercial development | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | high |
| Transportation and service corridors | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | high |
| Invasive and other problematic species and genes | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | high |
| Energy production and mining | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Some of area covered (10–49%) | No management planning has taken place | Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity | low |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Maar de la Hoya de Cervera | Monumento Natural (III) | <1 |
| 2000 | Maar de la Hoya del Mortero | Monumento Natural (III) | <1 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial/Terrestrial | 60 | Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Other urban and industrial areas; Ruderal land |
| Shrubland | 40 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | 26 |
| hunting | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Campo de Calatrava (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/campo-de-calatrava-iba-spain on 25/12/2024.