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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A seasonal lagoon surrounded by cereal crops and patches of grassland.
This is an important site for passage
Grus grus, breeding waders and winter waterbirds.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threat is disturbance of
Grus grus by farmers.
National None
International Partial915 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (El Hito, 915 ha).
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.
