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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
Plains to the north of Mérida, mainly covered by dehesas interspersed with dry grasslands and cereal crops. The main human activity is livestock-farming.
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).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The most important threat to the site is an expansion in the area of irrigated arable land. Other threats include illegal hunting and trapping, fires, and the destruction of riverine vegetation.
National None
International None
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.
