Data Zone
Country/territory: Spain
IBA criteria met: B1i, B2, C3 (2011)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 12,937 hectares (129.37 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2007 | poor | very high | very low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
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 27/12/2024.