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Lajares sandy plain-Cotillo-Ezquinzo


IBA Justification

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
Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara LC resident (1995) 10 pairs B2
Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis LC resident (2006) 213–649 pairs C2, C6
African Houbara Chlamydotis undulata VU resident (2006) 40–63 birds A1, B2, C1, C2, C6
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus LC resident (2006) 37–257 pairs B1i, C2, C6
Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor LC resident (2006) min 218 birds A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Mediterranean Short-toed Lark Alaudala rufescens LC resident (2006) 2,411–4,045 pairs B2
Fuerteventura Stonechat Saxicola dacotiae NT resident (2006) 100–175 pairs A1, B2, C1, C2
Berthelot's Pipit Anthus berthelotii LC resident (2006) 1,430–2,217 pairs B3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1994 Montaña de Tindaya Monumento Natural (III) <1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Desert 52 Semidesert
Artificial/Terrestrial - Arable land; Ruderal land
Shrubland -

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 26
military -
tourism/recreation -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lajares sandy plain-Cotillo-Ezquinzo (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lajares-sandy-plain-cotillo-ezquinzo-iba-spain on 23/12/2024.