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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2011 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding (1995)	5–10 pairs	C6
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	resident (1995)	34 pairs	B2
Mediterranean Short-toed Lark Alaudala rufescens	LC	resident (2009)	present	B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1987	Janubio	Sitio de Interés Científico (Ib)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)

Land use	% of IBA
urban/industrial/transport	26
fisheries/aquaculture	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Janubio saltpans (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/janubio-saltpans-iba-spain on 27/12/2024.