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 |
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White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala | EN | winter (2009) | 58–114 birds | A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2 |
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala | EN | non-breeding (2008) | 42–195 birds | A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2 |
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala | EN | resident (2009) | 29–57 pairs | A1, A4i, B1i, B2, C1, C2 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lagunas de Campotéjar (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lagunas-de-campotéjar-iba-spain on 22/12/2024.