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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis	LC	resident	2011	700-1,500 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata	LC	resident	2011	2,000-4,000 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	resident	2010	min 1,500 individuals	A1, B2, C1, C2, C6
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	resident	2010	40-140 individuals	A1, C1, C6
Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti	VU	resident	2011	1 breeding pairs	C2
Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti	VU	non-breeding	2009	min 9 individuals	A1, B2, C1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2011) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1996	Zona esteparia de El Bonillo	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	9
1997	Sierra del Relumbrar y estribaciones de Alcaraz	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
2001	Lagunas de Ruidera	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4
2005	Áreas esteparias del Campo de Montiel	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	4
2005	Salinas de Pinilla	Microrreserva	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	26
Forest	Broadleaved evergreen woodland	-
Grassland		-
Shrubland	Scrub	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	26

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Campo de Montiel (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/campo-de-montiel-iba-spain on 22/11/2024.