Data Zone
Country/territory: Spain
IBA criteria met: A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6 (2011)
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Area: 34,477 hectares (344.77 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2016 | not assessed | very high | low |
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Site description (2000 baseline)
A large delta that protrudes into the Mediterranean Sea forming a complex of shallow brackish lagoons, saltmarshes, salt-lakes and sand beaches with dunes. The site includes approximately 1,500 ha of rice cultivation. Human activities include hunting, fishing, reed-harvesting, arable cultivation and livestock-farming.
Key biodiversity
One of the most important sites in the Mediterranean for breeding, passage and wintering waterbirds˜27,000 pairs of breeding waterbird occur in the summer and up to 180,000 waterbirds winter at the site. The site holds more than 60% of the world population of Larus audouinii.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ebro delta (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ebro-delta-iba-spain on 22/12/2024.