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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
Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis	LC	resident	2006	max 280 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata	LC	resident	2006	max 222 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	winter	2008	3,300-4,400 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	resident	2005	min 1,200 individuals	A1, B2, C1, C2, C6
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	resident	2007	1,106-1,284 individuals	A1, B2, C1, C2, C6
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	passage	2003	min 125 individuals	B1i, C2
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	2007	max 12 breeding pairs	B1i, C2
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding	2004	min 790 breeding pairs	B1i, B2, C2, C6
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	resident	2007	149-170 breeding pairs	C6
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	breeding	2001	3-7 breeding pairs	C6
Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti	VU	non-breeding	2010	min 20 individuals	A1, C1
Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti	VU	resident	2006	3 breeding pairs	A1, B2, C1, C2
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	LC	breeding	2007	43-73 breeding pairs	B1iii, B2, C2
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding	2006	min 48 breeding pairs	B3, C2, C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	breeding	2005	min 25 breeding pairs	A1, C1
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	winter	2004	517-567 individuals	A1, A4ii, B1iii, C1, C2
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	2006	max 159 breeding pairs	A1, B2, C1, C2, C6
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	2009	617-793 breeding pairs	A4ii, B1iii, B2, C2, 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 (2016) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	900	120	mature individuals	14	very unfavourable
Great Bustard Otis tarda	800	550	individuals	69	unfavourable
Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti	3	3	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Red Kite Milvus milvus	32	20	breeding pairs	63	unfavourable
European Roller Coracias garrulus	150	75	breeding pairs	50	unfavourable
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	650	350	breeding pairs	54	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Pollution	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Biological resource use	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1989	Llanos de Cáceres y Sierra de Fuentes	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	69
1997	Río Almonte	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
1998	Llanos de Cáceres y Sierra de Fuentes	Zona de Interes Regional	69
2004	Embalse de Aldea del Cano	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	<1
2004	Colonias de Cernícalo Primilla de la Ciudad Monumental de Cáceres	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	<1
2006	Riberos del Almonte	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
ADENEX	0

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	26
Grassland		26
Shrubland		26
Forest	Broadleaved evergreen woodland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	26
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Plain between Cáceres and Trujillo-Aldea del Cano (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/plain-between-cáceres-and-trujillo-aldea-del-cano-iba-spain on 22/11/2024.