Data Zone
Country/territory: Spain
IBA criteria met: A1, B2, C1, C2, C6 (2011)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 77,717 hectares (777.17 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
Large plains dominated by non-irrigated cereal cultivation with some dry grasslands. Riverine forest occurs along the banks of the River Carrión.
Key biodiversity
This is an important site for steppic species. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Falco naumanni (6 resident pairs) and Tetrax tetrax (resident).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Carrión-Frómista (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/carrión-frómista-iba-spain on 24/12/2024.