El Hito (Spain) IBA | Summary | BirdLife International

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El Hito

Current view: Summary

Country/territory: Spain
Subnational region(s): Castilla-La Mancha

IBA Justification: A4i, B1i, C2, C6 (2011)

Area: 21,408 hectares (214.08 km²)

BirdLife Partner(s): SEO/BirdLife

Site description (2000 baseline)
A seasonal lagoon surrounded by cereal crops and patches of grassland.

Key biodiversity
This is an important site for passage Grus grus, breeding waders and winter waterbirds.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: El Hito (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/el-hito-iba-spain on 20/01/2025.