Data Zone
Country/territory: Spain
IBA criteria met: A1, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C6 (2011)
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Area: 699 hectares (6.99 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
A small wetland with abundant water-fringe vegetation. Formerly a coastal lagoon, the site now contains salt and freshwater marshes, rice-fields and reedbeds (Phragmites).
Key biodiversity
An important area for breeding herons, ducks and waders.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: El Moro marshes (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/el-moro-marshes-iba-spain on 23/12/2024.