Data Zone
Country/territory: Spain
IBA criteria met: A1, B2, C1, C2, C6 (2011)
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Area: 56,161 hectares (561.61 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
An area of extensive endorreic plains with some seasonal brackish lagoons and steppe vegetation. The major land-use is non-irrigated cereal cultivation, livestock-farming and hunting.
Key biodiversity
This is an important area for steppic species, wildfowl and passage waders.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Los Monegros (South) (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/los-monegros-(south)-iba-spain on 24/12/2024.