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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2011 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	resident (2002)	30–50 pairs	B2
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	NT	winter (2010)	29–120 birds	A1, C1
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding (2007)	min 62 pairs	B2, C2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1989	Marismas del Río Piedras y Flecha del Rompido	Paraje Natural (II)	67
1989	Marismas del Rio Piedras y Flecha del Rompido	Nature Area (V)	78

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Neritic	50
Forest	10	Native coniferous woodland
Shrubland	10	Scrub
Marine Intertidal	-

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	60
tourism/recreation	20

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: River Piedras marshes and Rompido sandbank (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/river-piedras-marshes-and-rompido-sandbank-iba-spain on 24/12/2024.