Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
Large plains dominated by non-irrigated cereal cultivation with some dry grasslands. Riverine forest occurs along the banks of the River Carrión.
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).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threats are from future plans for irrigating crops and other forms of agricultural intensification.
National None
International None
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 23/11/2024.
