ES292
Cedillo reservoir


IBA Justification

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
Black Stork Ciconia nigra LC breeding (2009) min 12 pairs B1i, C2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus EN breeding (2008) min 19 pairs A1, B2, C1, C2
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus NT resident (2009) min 40 pairs A1, B1iii, B2, C1, C2, C6
Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti VU resident (2009) min 2 pairs A1, B2, C1, C2
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata LC resident (2009) min 4 pairs C2
Red Kite Milvus milvus LC winter (2005) min 125 birds A1, C1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- LLANOS DE BROZAS - ES4320012 Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) (-) 17
2006 Parque Natural Tajo Internacional Parque Natural (Ia) 32

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 26 Broadleaved evergreen woodland
Artificial/Terrestrial - Highly improved re-seeded landscapes
Grassland -
Shrubland -
Wetlands (inland) - Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 26
hunting -
water management -


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