Key Biodiversity Areas

Tembleque-La Guardia plains (1709)
Spain, Europe

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesOxyura leucocephalaWhite-headed DuckEN2011A1a, A1c, D1alink-icon
AvesOtis tardaGreat BustardVU2011A1b, A1dlink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesPterocles alchataPin-tailed SandgrouseLC2011link-icon
AvesTetrax tetraxLittle BustardNT2011link-icon
AvesPterocles orientalisBlack-bellied SandgrouseLC2011link-icon
AvesSterna niloticaGull-billed TernLC2011link-icon

Recommended citation

Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Tembleque-La Guardia plains. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 16, 2025.