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Carmona countryside


Site description (2000 baseline):

Site location and context
An area of the Guadalquivir valley with extensive cereal cultivation, sunflower fields and olive-groves.



Key biodiversity
An important area for steppic species. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Tetrax tetrax (resident).



Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threats are the intensification of agriculture, the over-exploitation of water resources, and drought.



Protected areas
National None International None




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