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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
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	winter	2008	min 4,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	winter	2006	min 2,000 individuals	A1, C1
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	resident	2005	min 1,200 individuals	A1, B2, C1, C2
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	breeding	2008	min 50 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	2008	min 15 breeding pairs	C6
Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus	LC	resident	2008	min 8 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	non-breeding	2008	min 80 individuals	A1, B1iii, C1, C2
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	winter	2005	min 200 individuals	A1, C1

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

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2011. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Greylag Goose Anser anser	400	400	individuals	100	favourable
Common Crane Grus grus	3,000	3,000	individuals	100	favourable
Great Bustard Otis tarda	27	27	individuals	100	favourable
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	100	100	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	25	25	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus	9	9	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	60	60	individuals	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Transportation and service corridors	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Geological events	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Energy production and mining	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low
Pollution	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1997	Río Aljucén Bajo	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1999	Corredor del Lacara	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2000	Laguna temporal de Murtales	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2003	Embalse de los Canchales	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Confederación Hidrografica del Guadiana	0
Grupo de Conservación del Área de Zoología de la Universidad de Extremadura.	0

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	26
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest, Broadleaved evergreen woodland	26
Grassland		-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	75
hunting	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lácara-Morante (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lácara-morante-iba-spain on 23/11/2024.