River Ebro ox-bow lakes (Spain) IBA | Summary

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River Ebro ox-bow lakes

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Country/territory: Spain
Subnational region(s): Aragón

IBA Justification: C6 (2011)

Area: 12,511 hectares (125.11 km²)

BirdLife Partner(s): SEO/BirdLife

Site description (2000 baseline)
A 25-km stretch of the River Ebro downstream from Zaragoza, including a number of abandoned meanders. Some areas of alluvial woodland, ponds and small areas of marsh vegetation remain in an otherwise intensively cultivated area.

Key biodiversity
This is an important site for breeding herons and migrating passerines.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: River Ebro ox-bow lakes (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/river-ebro-ox-bow-lakes-iba-spain on 25/01/2025.