Key Biodiversity Areas

Medina and Puerto Real lagoons (1860)
Spain, Europe

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria

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

Other species not triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesAquila adalbertiSpanish Imperial EagleVU2011link-icon
AvesFulica cristataRed-knobbed CootLC2011link-icon
AvesPorphyrio porphyrioPurple SwamphenLC2011link-icon

Recommended citation

Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Medina and Puerto Real lagoons. 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 19, 2025.