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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
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	2008	16 breeding pairs	C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding	2008	17 breeding pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	2008	16 breeding pairs	C6

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

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2011. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Greylag Goose Anser anser	200	200	breeding pairs	100	not assessed

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Pollution	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1987	Laguna de Pitillas	Reserva Natural	51
1989	Laguna de Dos Reinos	Enclave Natural	5
1990	Laguna de Pitillas	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	51
1990	Estanca de los Dos Reinos	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	5
1996	Laguna de Pitillas	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	-
1999	Laguna de Pitillas	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	80
1999	Estanca de los Dos Reinos	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	5

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Standing brackish and salt water, Water fringe vegetation	100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
water management	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pitillas and Dos Reinos lagoons (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pitillas-and-dos-reinos-lagoons-iba-spain on 23/11/2024.