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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
Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis	LC	resident (2005)	200–250 pairs	B2, C2, C6
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata	LC	resident (2005)	10–15 pairs	C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	winter (2007)	min 1,402 birds	B1i, C2
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	winter (2003)	min 1,000 birds	A1, B2, C1, C6
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	resident (2003)	156–194 birds	A1, C1, C6
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	resident (2009)	min 600 birds	A1, B2, C1, C2, C6
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	resident (2005)	min 100 pairs	C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding (2009)	1–50 pairs	B3, C2, C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	winter (2003)	min 1,500 birds	A1, A4ii, B1iii, C1, C2
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding (2005)	3–146 pairs	B2, C2, C6

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2011. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Pollution	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high
Transportation and service corridors	likely in long term (>4 years)	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	very low

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	90	Arable land; Ruderal land
Forest	5	Native coniferous woodland; Broadleaved evergreen woodland

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	100
hunting	70
forestry	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tierra de Campiñas steppes (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tierra-de-campiñas-steppes-iba-spain on 24/12/2024.