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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
The site includes a river and two reservoirs surrounded by large expanses of dehesa and scrub. There is some arable cultivation and sheep-grazed grassland.
This is an important site for resident raptors and wintering waterbirds, particularly
Grus grus.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The site is threatened by a massive dam project. Disturbance affects
Grus grus around the Rosarito reservoir. The use of poisoned baits is a threat to
Aquila adalberti.
National None
International Partial36,620 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Valle del Tiétar-Embalses de Rosarito y Navalcán, 53,167 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rosarito and Navalcán reservoirs-La Iglesuela (Tietar valley) (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rosarito-and-navalcán-reservoirs-la-iglesuela-(tietar-valley)-iba-spain on 23/12/2024.
