Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax | NT | resident | 2009 | 14-32 individuals | C6 |
| Great Bustard Otis tarda | EN | resident | 2009 | 107 individuals | A1, B2, C1, C2, C6 |
| Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus | LC | resident | 2009 | 2-3 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus | LC | breeding | 2009 | 2-4 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni | LC | breeding | 2009 | 57 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2011) may differ.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Torrejón de Velasco - Secanos de Valdemoro (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/torrejón-de-velasco--secanos-de-valdemoro-iba-spain on 23/11/2024.