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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
An area of low semi-arid hills with arable crops, some scrub and reedbeds (
Phragmites) around a reservoir.
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).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The abandonment of arable cultivation threatens typical steppe species.
National None
International None
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.
