ES023
River Ebro dam


Country/territory: Spain

IBA criteria met: B1i, B2, C3 (2011)
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Area: 12,937 ha

SEO/BirdLife
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2007 unfavourable very high negligible
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Site description (2000 baseline)
A wide, generally shallow reservoir with surrounding wet grassland and bogs. Human activities include livestock-farming and arable agriculture.

Key biodiversity
This is a very important site for resident and passage waterbirds. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Tetrax tetrax (38-63 non-breeding individuals).


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: River Ebro dam (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/river-ebro-dam-iba-spain on 23/11/2024.