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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
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	winter	2009	max 1 individuals	C2, C6
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	breeding	2009	1-2 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	2009	34-38 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding	2009	40-50 breeding pairs	B1i, C2, C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding	2009	147-223 breeding pairs	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
1994	Parque Natural de la Marjal de Pego-Oliva	Zonas Húmedas	90
1994	Marjal de Pego-Oliva	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
1994	Marjal de Pego - Oliva	Nature Park	100
1995	Marjal de Pego-Oliva (ZEPA)	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	97
1995	Marjal de Pego-Oliva	Parque Natural	90
1995	Marjal de Pego-Oliva	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	90
2011	Desembocadura y frente litoral del Riu Racons	Zonas Húmedas	1
2011	Desembocadura del Riu Bullents	Zonas Húmedas	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		55
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards and groves	20
Grassland	Humid grasslands	15
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.