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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
Wide plains both sides of the River Guadalentín with ravines, saltmarshes and small expanses of unploughed saline ground. There are also orchards, areas of cereal cultivation and almond-groves.
This is an important area for breeding steppe birds, although numbers are declining. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Marmaronetta angustirostris (2-7 passage individuals) and
Falco naumanni (1-5 passage individuals).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The most important threats are from crop irrigation, agricultural expansion and industrial developments.
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Guadalentín saltmarshes (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/guadalentín-saltmarshes-iba-spain on 23/11/2024.
