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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	non-breeding	2005	min 397 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2, C6
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	breeding	2010	2-36 breeding pairs	A1, A4i, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C6
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter	2011	max 592 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2, C6
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	winter	2010	max 1,169 individuals	B1i, C3
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	winter	2000	1,100-1,500 individuals	A1, C1
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	resident	2001	8-45 individuals	A1, C1
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	resident	2010	5-194 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	winter	2008	min 33 individuals	C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding	2010	68-366 breeding pairs	B1i, C2, C6
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	breeding	2007	928 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	resident	2010	1-4 breeding pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	winter	2007	3-38 individuals	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2011) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1989	Laguna de la Vega (o del Pueblo)	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	<1
1993	Laguna de Manjavacas	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	1
2001	Humedales de La Mancha	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	6
2001	Complejo Lagunar de Manjavacas	Reserva Natural	2
2002	Complejo Lagunar de Pedro Muñoz	Reserva Natural	<1
2005	ZEPA Humedales de La Mancha	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	6

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Ruderal land	90
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Standing brackish and salt water, Rivers and streams	10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pedro Muñoz-Manjavacas endorreic lagoons (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pedro-muñoz-manjavacas-endorreic-lagoons-iba-spain on 23/11/2024.