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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
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	winter	2006	24,023 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis	LC	resident	2006	10-30 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata	LC	resident	1987	min 50 breeding pairs	C6
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	resident	2006	min 500 individuals	A1, C1
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	resident	2006	2,501 individuals	A1, B2, C1, C2, C6
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding	2006	72 breeding pairs	C6
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	resident	2006	min 257 breeding pairs	B1i, C2, C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding	2006	min 309 breeding pairs	B1i, C2, C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	resident	2006	7 breeding pairs	C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding	2002	40-45 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	2006	556 breeding pairs	B1iii, B2, C2, C6

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

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2011. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	high

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1986	Villafáfila	National Game Reserve	100
1989	Lagunas de Villafáfila	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	9
1998	Lagunas y Pastizales Salinos De Villafáfila	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	13
2004	Lagunas de Villafáfila	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2006	Lagunas de Villafafila	Reserva Natural	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	90
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish and salt water	10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
agriculture	95
hunting	80

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Villafáfila (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/villafáfila-iba-spain on 23/11/2024.