Data Zone
Country/territory: Spain
IBA criteria met: A1, B2, C1, C2, C6 (2011)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 69,108 hectares (691.08 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2007 | very poor | very high | very low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site description (2000 baseline)
A semi-arid area with non-irrigated cereal crops, open Quercus woodland and extensive areas of low scrub and dry grasslands.
Key biodiversity
An important area for steppic species and passerines characteristic of semi-arid agricultural sites. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Tetrax tetrax (100 resident individuals).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hoya de Guadix (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hoya-de-guadix-iba-spain on 23/12/2024.