Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A dammed valley (Los Molinos gully) and a stony plain (Plain of La Laguna) situated in the north-west of Fuerteventura. Dry calcareous grassland and drought-resistant scrub exist with crops and a small copse of
Tamarix canariensis. Human activities include livestock-farming (dromedaries
Camelus dromedarius and goats).
The plain supports breeding steppic species (very important for
Chlamydotis undulata); the valley is important for wintering and migrating aquatic birds (herons, waders and ducks).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threats are overgrazing, disturbance to birds caused by tourists and illegal hunting (especially on the reservoir).
National Partial
International Partial915 ha of IBA covered by Rural Park (Betancuria, 16,544 ha). 915 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Betancuria, 15,538 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Los Molinos gully-Plain of La Laguna (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/los-molinos-gully-plain-of-la-laguna-iba-spain on 24/12/2024.
