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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A long stretch of riverine forest along the Rivers Cinca and Alcanadre, which also have areas of shingle, cliffs and emergent vegetation. The main human activities are hunting and forestry.
This is an important area for riverine species including the best
Nycticorax nycticorax colony in Spain.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threats are from afforestation with
Populus plantations and regulation of the river channel.
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rivers Cinca and Alcanadre riverine forest (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rivers-cinca-and-alcanadre-riverine-forest-iba-spain on 23/11/2024.
