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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2011 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla	LC	breeding (2003)	min 1 pairs	C2, C6
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	NT	winter (2010)	107–177 birds	A1, C1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Ria del Eo	National Game Reserve (IV)	17
1995	Barayo	Reserva Natural Parcial (VI)	3
2002	Playa de Frexulfe	Monumento Natural (III)	<1
2002	Playa de Penarronda	Monumento Natural (III)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Neritic	26
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Arable land; Forestry plantations; Other urban and industrial areas
Marine Intertidal	-

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	26
agriculture	-
forestry	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Eo river estuary-Barayo beach-Ría de Foz (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/eo-river-estuary-barayo-beach-ría-de-foz-iba-spain on 27/12/2024.