Data Zone
Country/territory: Spain
IBA criteria met: B1i, C3, C6 (2011)
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Area: 346 hectares (3.46 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
A river mouth with a stony riverbed and small shallow lagoons, with considerable expanses of Typha.
Key biodiversity
This is an important site for breeding waders, wildfowl and herons. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Larus audouinii (54 passage individuals).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: River Mijares mouth (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/river-mijares-mouth-iba-spain on 27/12/2024.