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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	resident (2010)	14–53 pairs	A1, A4i, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C6
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter (2011)	min 67 birds	A1, B1i, C1, C2, C6
Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata	LC	resident (2002)	min 11 pairs	B2, C2, C6
Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata	LC	non-breeding (2007)	min 7 birds	C2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1987	Complejo Endorreico de Espera	Reserva Natural (Ib)	1
1989	Complejo Endorreico de Lebrija-Las Cabezas	Reserva Natural (Ib)	1
1989	Complejo endorreico de Lebrija-Las Cabezas	Natural Reserve (-)	<1
1989	Complejo endorreico de Espera	Natural Reserve (-)	1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	26	Arable land
Grassland	-	Dry siliceous grassland
Shrubland	-	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	26

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lebrija, Las Cabezas and Espera lagoons (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lebrija-las-cabezas-and-espera-lagoons-iba-spain on 22/12/2024.