Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A group of lakes surrounded by arable land.
This is an important site for breeding and wintering ducks.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threats are from droughts, abstraction of groundwater and river canalization.
National None
International Low231 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (Laguna de Manjavacas, 231 ha). 34 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (Laguna de la Vega (o del Pueblo), 34 ha). 1,565 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Humedales de la Mancha, 11,520 ha).
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.
