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Los Tollos lake


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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala EN non-breeding (2010) 2–4 birds A1, C1
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala EN winter (2010) min 37 birds A1, B1i, C1, C2
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris NT non-breeding (2010) max 2 birds A4i, B1i, C2
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris NT winter (2010) present A4i, B1i, C2
Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata LC winter (2010) min 2 birds C2
Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata LC non-breeding (2010) min 2 birds C2

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) 100 Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 26
urban/industrial/transport 26


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Los Tollos lake (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/los-tollos-lake-iba-spain on 23/12/2024.