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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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter (2010)	max 413 birds	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	breeding (2009)	max 12 pairs	A1, B1i, B2, C1, C2
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio	LC	resident (2009)	max 41 pairs	C2, C6
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio	LC	winter (2010)	max 32 birds	C6
Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata	LC	resident (2009)	max 16 pairs	B1i, B2, C2, C6
Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata	LC	winter (2010)	max 4 birds	C2, C6
Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti	VU	non-breeding (1994)	7 birds	A1, C1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1987	Laguna de Medina	Reserva Natural (Ib)	2
1987	Complejo Endorreico de Puerto Real	Reserva Natural (Ib)	2
1989	Laguna de las Canteras y el Tejón	Reserva Natural (Ib)	<1
1989	Complejo endorreico de Puerto Real	Natural Reserve (-)	2

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	55	Arable land
Grassland	25	Dry siliceous grassland
Wetlands (inland)	15	Standing brackish and salt water; Water fringe vegetation
Shrubland	5	Scrub

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	55
not utilised	10
tourism/recreation	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Medina and Puerto Real lagoons (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/medina-and-puerto-real-lagoons-iba-spain on 25/12/2024.