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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A plain, dominated by cereal cultivation, in the Guadalquivir valley. There are patches of dehesa, olive-groves and a complex of saline lakes.
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).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threats are agricultural intensification, over-exploitation of water resources and drought.
National Low
International None66 ha of IBA covered by Natural Reserve (Complejo Endorreico de la Lantejuela, 66 ha).
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 25/12/2024.
