Current view: Data table and detailed info
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List |
Season (year/s of estimate) |
Size |
IBA criteria |
| Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax |
NT |
resident (2005) |
min 600 birds |
A1, C1 |
| Great Bustard Otis tarda |
EN |
resident (2009) |
min 150 birds |
A1, C1 |
| Black Stork Ciconia nigra |
LC |
passage (1992) |
min 31 birds |
B1i, C2 |
| White Stork Ciconia ciconia |
LC |
resident (2009) |
min 500 pairs |
B1i, B2, C2 |
| Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis |
LC |
breeding (2009) |
min 1,300 pairs |
A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Little Egret Egretta garzetta |
LC |
breeding (1992) |
min 40 pairs |
C6 |
| Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus |
LC |
breeding (2009) |
min 35 pairs |
B2, C2 |
| Red Kite Milvus milvus |
LC |
winter (2005) |
min 150 birds |
A1, C1 |
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| 1996 |
Los Barruecos
|
Monumento Natural (III) |
1 |
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Forest |
26 |
Broadleaved evergreen woodland |
| Grassland |
26 |
|
| Artificial/Terrestrial |
- |
Arable land; Ruderal land |
| Shrubland |
- |
|
| Wetlands (inland) |
- |
Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams |
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| agriculture |
100 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Malpartida de Cáceres-Arroyo de la Luz (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/malpartida-de-cáceres-arroyo-de-la-luz-iba-spain on 23/12/2024.
