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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
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.
This is an important site for breeding herons and migrating passerines.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Major threats include the destruction of riverine forest, afforestation with
Populus plantations, sand and gravel extraction, hunting, and industrial and urban pollution.
National Partial
International Partial777 ha of IBA covered by Natural Reserve (Galachos de la Alfranca de Pastriz, la Cartuja y El, 777 ha). 777 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Galachos de la Alfranca de Pastriz,la Cartuja y El, 777 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) 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 23/11/2024.
