Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A cultivated area with seasonal saline lagoons.
This is an important area for breeding steppic species.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threat is from illegal hunting.
National None
International Partial48,900 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (área Esteparia de la Mancha Norte, 97,973 ha). 1,156 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Humedales de la Mancha, 11,520 ha).
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 27/12/2024.
