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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	non-breeding	2010	100-200 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	resident	2010	24-27 breeding pairs	A1, B1i, B2, C1, C2
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	non-breeding	2010	730-1,125 individuals	B1i, C3
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	winter	2010	max 1,199 individuals	B1i, C3
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	resident	2010	33-648 breeding pairs	B1i, B2, C3
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	winter	2010	2-1,519 individuals	B1i, C3
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	resident	2010	149-2,829 breeding pairs	B1i, C3
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	resident	2009	100-999 individuals	A1, B2, C1
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	resident	2009	10-99 individuals	A1, C1
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	2000	810 individuals	B1i, C2, C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	2010	12-13 breeding pairs	C6
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	unknown	1998	225 individuals	C6
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding	2010	38-42 breeding pairs	C6
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	breeding	2010	7-11 breeding pairs	C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding	2010	35-111 breeding pairs	B1i, B2, C2, C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding	2010	min 80 breeding pairs	C6
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	winter	2003	10-99 individuals	A1, C1
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	resident	2010	21-23 breeding pairs	C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	2009	10-99 breeding pairs	A1, B2, C1, C2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2011) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1973	Tablas de Daimiel	Parque Nacional	11
1973	Las Tablas de Daimiel	Integral Nature Reserve	1
1973	Tablas de Daimiel	National Park	7
1980	Reserva de la Biósfera de la Mancha Húmeda	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	92
1988	Tablas de Daimiel	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	9
1997	Tablas de Daimiel	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	9
1997	Navas de Malagón	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2005	Navas de Malagón	Reserva Natural	2
2005	Navas de Malagón	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Forestry plantations	70
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	26
Forest	Broadleaved evergreen woodland	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	70
water management	26
nature conservation and research	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tablas de Daimiel marshes; 'Vicario' and 'Gasset' reservoirs and Malagón lakes (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tablas-de-daimiel-marshes;-vicario-and-gasset-reservoirs-and-malagón-lakes-iba-spain on 23/11/2024.