Data Zone
Country/territory: Spain
IBA criteria met: A1, A4i, B1i, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3, C6 (2011)
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Area: 110,879 hectares (1,108.79 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
A wide, undulating plain around Trujillo dominated by dehesas and dry grassland, with some non-irrigated arable land.
Key biodiversity
An important site for breeding steppic birds, breeding and passage Ciconia nigra and wintering Grus grus. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aquila adalberti (resident).
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.