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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
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	winter (2010)	700–1,600 birds	B1i, C2
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	winter (2010)	max 3,000 birds	A1, C1, C2, C6
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	resident (2010)	1,700–3,000 birds	A1, B2, C1, C2, C6
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	winter (2010)	max 1,000 birds	A1, C1, C2, C6
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	resident (2010)	500–1,700 birds	A1, B2, C1, C2, C6
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	resident (2010)	600–2,000 pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	resident (2009)	67–88 pairs	C6
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis	LC	winter (2003)	min 3,400 birds	B1i, C3
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis	LC	resident (2010)	2,500–5,000 pairs	A4i, B1i, C3
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	winter (2001)	25–180 birds	A1, C1
Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus	LC	resident (2010)	60–130 pairs	B2, C2, C6
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	non-breeding (2010)	9–35 birds	A1, C1, C2
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	winter (2005)	min 50 birds	A1, C1
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	resident (2010)	6–300 pairs	A1, A4ii, B1iii, B2, C1, C2
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding (2010)	40–45 pairs	A1, C1, C2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2014	Pinos de Tienza	Árbol Singular (III)	-
2017	El Chaparral	Periurban Park (VI)	<1
2017	Minas de Santa Marta	Site of scientific interest (IV)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	80	Arable land; Other urban and industrial areas
Forest	10	Broadleaved evergreen woodland
Grassland	10
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
agriculture	80

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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.