Data Zone
Country/territory: Spain
IBA criteria met: A1, A4i, A4ii, B1i, B1iii, B2, C1, C2, C3, C6 (2011)
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Area: 96,350 hectares (963.50 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
Plains to the south-east of Badajoz with grasslands, dehesas and some non-irrigated cereal cultivation. There is an endorreic lagoon complex.
Key biodiversity
This is an important area for breeding steppic species, resident and wintering raptors and wintering Grus grus.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Olivenza-La Albuera (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/olivenza-la-albuera-iba-spain on 24/12/2024.