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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
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	breeding (2009)	present	C6
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus	LC	resident (2003)	200–400 pairs	C2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1987	Sierra María-Los Velez	Parque Natural (V)	44
1989	Desierto de Tabernas	Paraje Natural (II)	43

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Desert	26	Semidesert
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves
Forest	-
Grassland	-	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Shrubland	-	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tabernas desert (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tabernas-desert-iba-spain on 24/12/2024.