Esla dam (Spain) IBA | Summary | BirdLife International

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Esla dam

Current view: Summary

Country/territory: Spain
Subnational region(s): Castilla y León

IBA Justification: A1, C1 (2011)

Area: 26,487 hectares (264.87 km²)

BirdLife Partner(s): SEO/BirdLife

Site description (2000 baseline)
A long, narrow reservoir on the River Esla surrounded by cereal crops.

Key biodiversity
An important site for wintering wildfowl and resident steppic species. It is the only site for wintering Anser fabalis in the Iberian peninsula.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Esla dam (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/esla-dam-iba-spain on 19/01/2025.