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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	breeding	2007	80-90 breeding pairs	A1, A4i, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C6
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter	2010	1-80 individuals	A1, B1i, C1, C2, C6
Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis	LC	resident	2008	50-80 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata	LC	resident	2008	500-600 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	resident	2008	600-800 individuals	A1, C1, C6
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	resident	2008	600-800 individuals	A1, B2, C1, C2, C6
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	breeding	2009	50-70 breeding pairs	B1i, B2, C2, C6

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
1997	Yesares del valle del Tajo	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
1997	Estepas salinas de Toledo	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2001	Humedales de La Mancha	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2004	Saladares de Huerta de Valdecarábanos	Microrreserva	<1
2005	Área esteparia de La Mancha norte	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	41
2005	ZEPA Humedales de La Mancha	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1
2005	Saladares de Villasequilla	Microrreserva	<1
2006	Lagunas de el Longar, Altillo Grande y Altillo Chica	Reserva Natural	<1
2006	Laguna de la Albardiosa	Reserva Natural	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	95
Shrubland		-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Standing brackish and salt water, Rivers and streams	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	95

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tembleque-La Guardia plains (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tembleque-la-guardia-plains-iba-spain on 23/11/2024.