Data Zone
Country/territory: Spain
IBA criteria met: A1, A4i, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C6 (2011)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 261 hectares (2.61 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
Three small lagoons to the north of Puerto de Santa María. They are surrounded by irrigated crops and grassland.
Key biodiversity
This is an important site for breeding and non-breeding waterbirds. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Marmaronetta angustirostris (non-breeding)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lagunas de El Puerto de Santa María (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lagunas-de-el-puerto-de-santa-maría-iba-spain on 22/12/2024.