Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
An area south of Zaragoza with plains and low hills. The area is dominated by arable cultivation interspersed with steppe vegetation and
Pinus woodland. Human activities include livestock-farming, arable cultivation and hunting.
This is an important site for wintering raptors, particularly juvenile
Aquila chrysaetos.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Threats include the use of poisons and the construction of wind-farms.
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lower course of the river Huerva (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lower-course-of-the-river-huerva-iba-spain on 26/12/2024.
