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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A coastal marshland, flooded in winter, with emergent vegetation (
Phragmites, Typha, Cladium), meadows with halophytic vegetation and areas of shingle and sand-dunes.
This is an important site for breeding herons and
Glareola pratincola.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Main threats are from disturbance from cattle-grazing, peat extraction, high hunting pressure, fire, tourism, and new harbour development.
National High
International High812 ha of IBA covered by Natural Park (Prat de Cabanes-Torreblanca, 812 ha). 812 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (Prat de Cabanes-Torreblanca, 812 ha). 860 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Prat de Cabanes-Torreblanca, 860 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Prat de Cabanes-Torreblanca (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/prat-de-cabanes-torreblanca-iba-spain on 23/11/2024.
