Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A large area of rice-fields in the north of Badajoz province.
This is an important site for passage waders and wintering
Grus grus.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Species abundance fluctuates depending upon the timing of the flooding of areas under rice cultivation.
National None
International None
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 27/12/2024.