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La Manchuela Conquense


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax NT resident 2007 72-74 individuals A1, C1
Great Bustard Otis tarda EN resident 2007 103-155 individuals A1, C1
Great Bustard Otis tarda EN winter 2007 min 254 individuals A1, B2, C1, C2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2011) may differ.



Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: La Manchuela Conquense (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/la-manchuela-conquense-iba-spain on 23/11/2024.