• Summary
• Text account
• Data table and detailed info
• Map
• Reference and further resources

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
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	winter	2011	4,050-15,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	non-breeding	2011	min 500 individuals	A1, C1
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	winter	2011	min 1,000 individuals	B1i, C2, C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding	2007	min 150 breeding pairs	C6
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	passage	2008	6,729-25,000 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C3
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	non-breeding	2011	min 250 individuals	B1i, B2, C2, C6
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	breeding	2004	min 95 breeding pairs	B1i, B2, C2, C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	winter	2005	min 50 individuals	A1, C1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2011) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2004	Arrozales de Palazuelo y Guadalperales	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	18

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	26
Forest	Broadleaved evergreen woodland	-
Grassland		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	90

---

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Valdehornillos-Santa Amalia (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/valdehornillos-santa-amalia-iba-spain on 23/11/2024.