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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
An alluvial plain with artificial salt and freshwater lagoons, a sand beach, reedbeds (
Phragmites) and
Tamarix scrub. Inland the site is mainly covered by irrigated crops and riverine forest.
This is an important passage site for seabirds and other waterbirds.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Canalization of the river, alteration of the river course, disturbance from visitors and illegal hunting are all threats.
National Partial
International None67 ha of IBA covered by Natural Landscape (Desembocadura del Guadalhorce, 67 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mouth of the river Guadalhorce (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mouth-of-the-river-guadalhorce-iba-spain on 25/12/2024.
