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Villanueva del Fresno


IBA Justification

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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Common Crane Grus grus LC winter (2008) 2,000–2,300 individuals B1i, C2
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax NT resident (2008) 50–60 individuals A1, C1
Great Bustard Otis tarda EN resident (2011) 20–40 individuals A1, C1
Great Bustard Otis tarda EN winter (2011) 40–70 individuals A1, C1
Black Stork Ciconia nigra LC passage (1991) 8–12 individuals B1i, C2

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2001 Río Alcarrache Corredor Ecológico y de Biodiversidad (IV) <1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 75 Broadleaved evergreen woodland
Artificial/Terrestrial 25 Arable land
Grassland -

Land use

Land use % of IBA
hunting 100
forestry 70
agriculture 50


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Villanueva del Fresno (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/villanueva-del-fresno-iba-spain on 17/01/2025.