ES229
Jaén countryside


Country/territory: Spain

IBA criteria met: A1, B1iii, B2, C1, C2, C6 (2011)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here

Area: 40,266 hectares (402.66 km2)

SEO/BirdLife

Site description (2000 baseline)
An area of cereal crops and olive-groves.

Key biodiversity
This is an important area for steppic species. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Tetrax tetrax (resident) and Otis tarda (breeding).


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Jaén countryside (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jaén-countryside-iba-spain on 23/12/2024.