Cinco Villas ponds (Spain) IBA | Summary

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Cinco Villas ponds

Current view: summary

Country/territory: Spain

IBA criteria met: C6 (2011)
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Area: 863 hectares (8.63 km²)

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Site description (2000 baseline)
Small ponds used for irrigation, with emergent vegetation (Phragmites, Typha, Scirpus), surrounded by irrigated crops.

Key biodiversity
This is an important site for breeding waterbirds and wintering ducks.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cinco Villas ponds (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cinco-villas-ponds-iba-spain on 24/12/2024.