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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
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	winter (2009)	max 1 birds	C2, C6
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	breeding (2009)	1–2 pairs	B2, C2, C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding (2009)	34–38 pairs	B2, C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding (2009)	40–50 pairs	B1i, C2, C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding (2009)	147–223 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1994	Marjal de Pego - Oliva	Nature Park (V)	100
1995	Marjal de Pego-Oliva	Parque Natural (II)	90

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	55
Artificial/Terrestrial	20	Perennial crops, orchards and groves
Grassland	15	Humid grasslands
Shrubland	10	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
agriculture	20

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pego-Oliva marshes (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pego-oliva-marshes-iba-spain on 23/12/2024.