Data Zone
Country/territory: Spain
IBA criteria met: C6 (2011)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 23,674 ha
Site description (2000 baseline)
An area of low semi-arid hills with arable crops, some scrub and reedbeds (Phragmites) around a reservoir.
Key biodiversity
This is an important site for species characteristic of open and scrub-dominated habitats. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Falco naumanni (breeding) and Tetrax tetrax (breeding).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Quipar reservoir, Molino mountain range and Cagitán plains (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/quipar-reservoir-molino-mountain-range-and-cagitán-plains-iba-spain on 23/11/2024.