Current view: Data table and detailed info
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 |
| White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala |
EN |
non-breeding (2010) |
min 500 birds |
A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2 |
| White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala |
EN |
resident (2010) |
min 4 pairs |
A1, B2, C1 |
| White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala |
EN |
winter (2010) |
max 162 birds |
A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2 |
| Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata |
LC |
non-breeding (2010) |
min 2 birds |
C2, C6 |
| Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata |
LC |
resident (2010) |
min 1 pairs |
B2, C2, C6 |
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Wetlands (inland) |
90 |
Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation |
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| nature conservation and research |
100 |
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.
