Data Zone
Country/territory: Spain
IBA criteria met: A1, B2, C1, C2, C6 (2011)
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Area: 44,347 hectares (443.47 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
A semi-arid area mostly covered by cereal cultivation, interspersed with scrub. The main human activities are arable cultivation and hunting.
Key biodiversity
This is an important area for steppic species and passerines characteristic of semi-arid agricultural sites, particularly Calandrella rufescens. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Tetrax tetrax (resident).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hoya de Baza (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hoya-de-baza-iba-spain on 23/12/2024.