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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A complex of brackish lagoons and two small reservoirs, generally with wide belts of emergent vegetation. They are surrounded by olive-groves and cereal cultivation.
This is an important area for breeding and wintering waterbirds, particularly
Oxyura leucocephala.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threats are the presence of
Oxyura jamaicensis and over- abstraction of water for agriculture. Monitoring of
O. leucocephala and control of
O. jamaicensis is undertaken by the regional government.
National Partial
International Partial1,460 ha of IBA covered by Natural Landscape (Embalse de Cordobilla, 1,460 ha). 512 ha of IBA covered by Natural Landscape (Embalse de Malpasillo, 512 ha). 13 ha of IBA covered by Natural Reserve (Laguna Amarga, 13 ha). 21 ha of IBA covered by Natural Reserve (Laguna de Tiscar, 21 ha). 66 ha of IBA covered by Natural Reserve (Laguna de Zóñar, 66 ha). 5 ha of IBA covered by Natural Reserve (Laguna de los Jarales, 5 ha). 7 ha of IBA covered by Natural Reserve (Laguna del Rincón, 7 ha). 86 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (Lagunas del sur de Córdoba (Zóñar, Rincón y Amarga, 86 ha). 1,972 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (Embalses de Cordobillo y Melpasillo, 1.972 ha). 1,018 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Lagunas del Sur de Córdoba, 1,107 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wetlands at south Córdoba (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wetlands-at-south-córdoba-iba-spain on 23/11/2024.
