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Fuente de Piedra, Gosque and Campillos lakes


Country/territory: Spain

IBA criteria met: A1, A4i, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C3, C6 (2011)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here

Area: 28,441 hectares (284.41 km2)

SEO/BirdLife

Site description (2000 baseline)
A wetland complex comprising a group of shallow, seasonal, brackish lakes, surrounded by cultivation.

Key biodiversity
This is an important site for breeding and wintering waterbirds. It is the only regular breeding area for Phoenicopterus ruber in Spain. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Tetrax tetrax (83 wintering individuals).


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Fuente de Piedra, Gosque and Campillos lakes (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/fuente-de-piedra-gosque-and-campillos-lakes-iba-spain on 23/12/2024.