ES289
Lácara-Morante


Country/territory: Spain

IBA criteria met: A1, A4i, B1i, B1iii, B2, C1, C2, C6 (2011)
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Area: 58,124 hectares (581.24 km2)

SEO/BirdLife
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2008 good very high low
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Site description (2000 baseline)
Plains to the north of Mérida, mainly covered by dehesas interspersed with dry grasslands and cereal crops. The main human activity is livestock-farming.

Key biodiversity
This is an important site for breeding raptors and wintering Grus grus. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Falco naumanni (6-20 breeding pairs) and Otis tarda (10 resident pairs).


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 24/12/2024.