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Los Tollos lake


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala EN non-breeding 2010 2-4 individuals A1, C1
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala EN winter 2010 min 37 individuals A1, B1i, C1, C2
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris NT non-breeding 2010 max 2 individuals A4i, B1i, C2
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris NT winter 2010 present A4i, B1i, C2
Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata LC winter 2010 min 2 individuals C2
Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata LC non-breeding 2010 min 2 individuals C2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2011) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1999 Laguna de Los Tollos Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 49
2017 Laguna de los Tollos Natura 2000 66

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Wetlands (inland) Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation 100
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.