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Don Benito-Guareña


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
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax NT resident (2005) min 170 birds A1, C1
Great Bustard Otis tarda EN resident (2011) min 48 birds A1, C1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2005 Palmeras del Bulevar del Pilar Árbol Singular (III) <1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial 26 Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves
Forest 26 Broadleaved evergreen woodland
Grassland -
Shrubland -

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 26


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Don Benito-Guareña (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/don-benito-guareña-iba-spain on 28/12/2024.