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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
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio	LC	resident (2009)	10–30 pairs	C2, C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	resident (2009)	30–60 pairs	C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding (2009)	10–30 pairs	A1, C1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1989	Alto Guadalquivir	Paraje Natural (II)	20

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	26	Alluvial and very wet forest
Wetlands (inland)	26	Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation

Land use	% of IBA
urban/industrial/transport	26
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Middle section of river Guadalquivir reservoirs (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/middle-section-of-river-guadalquivir-reservoirs-iba-spain on 27/12/2024.