Site description (2000 baseline)
A plain, dominated by cereal cultivation, in the Guadalquivir valley. There are patches of dehesa, olive-groves and a complex of saline lakes.
Key biodiversity
This is an important area for steppic species. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Oxyura leucocephala (non-breeding) and Tetrax tetrax (20 resident pairs).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ecija-Osuna plain (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ecija-osuna-plain-iba-spain on 24/12/2024.