Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
An area of plains to the south-west of Valladolid, used for non-irrigated cereal cultivation and sheep-grazing. There are also small
Pinus and
Quercus copses and a few lakes.
This is a very important area for species of steppic habitats and as a feeding area for raptors. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Aegypius monachus (non-breeding) and
Aquila adalberti (non-breeding).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Powerlines are a threat to
Otis tarda, as is hunting. Other threats are from irrigation, agricultural intensification and afforestation. A zonal plan exists for the area.
National None
International None
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 23/11/2024.
