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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding (2008)	20 breeding pairs	C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding (2008)	1–2 breeding pairs	C6
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	breeding (2008)	40–50 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding (2009)	15–25 breeding pairs	C6
Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon	LC	resident (2009)	60–88 breeding pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1995	Prat de Cabanes-Torreblanca	Parque Natural (II)	89

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	10	Perennial crops, orchards and groves
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	-

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	90
agriculture	10
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Prat de Cabanes-Torreblanca (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/prat-de-cabanes-torreblanca-iba-spain on 13/01/2025.