Data Zone
Country/territory: Spain
IBA criteria met: A4i, A4iv, B1i, B1iv, C2, C5 (2011)
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Area: 8,810 ha
Site description (2000 baseline)
A reservoir with a strongly fluctuating water-level. There is marsh vegetation along some of the banks and the reservoir is surrounded by cereal fields.
Key biodiversity
An important wintering site for wildfowl. The site is a major migratory bottleneck, where more than 20,000 cranes regularly pass in spring.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tormos reservoir (La Sotonera) (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tormos-reservoir-(la-sotonera)-iba-spain on 23/11/2024.