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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	breeding (2005)	33–50 pairs	C2, C6
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	resident (2005)	min 1,700 birds	A1, B2, C1, C2
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	winter (2005)	min 2,000 birds	A1, C1, C2
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	resident (2003)	min 150 birds	A1, C1
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding (2003)	min 4 pairs	B2, C6
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	passage (2010)	min 60 birds	B1i, C2, C6
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding (2004)	min 330 pairs	B1i, B2, C2, C6
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis	LC	breeding (2002)	min 1,800 pairs	A4i, B1i, C3
Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus	LC	resident (2004)	min 1 pairs	C6
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding (2008)	min 3 pairs	A1, C1, C6
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	LC	breeding (2009)	min 40 pairs	B2, C2
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding (2006)	min 37 pairs	B3, C2, C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	winter (2005)	min 260 birds	A1, C1
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	breeding (2005)	min 15 pairs	A1, C1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding (2002)	190–220 pairs	B2, C2, C6

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	26	Broadleaved evergreen woodland
Grassland	26	Dry siliceous grassland
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Arable land
Shrubland	-	Scrub
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers and streams

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	80
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Trujillo-Torrecillas de la Tiesa (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/trujillo-torrecillas-de-la-tiesa-iba-spain on 23/12/2024.