The great bustard population in the Iberian Peninsula can be estimated at present around 23918-25643 birds, 22768-24493 of them in Spain.

Castilla y León
Estimated population: 10700
Year of estimate: 1998-2004
Reliability of estimate: high
Conservation status: good; vulnerable in some areas
Photo: Reserva de Villafáfila (Zamora)



Navarra
Estimated population: 30-40
Year of estimate: 2001-2005
Reliability of estimate: high
Conservation status: threatened population
Photo: Lerín (Navarra)



Aragón
Estimated population: 115
Year of estimate: 2004
Reliability of estimate: high
Conservation status: threatened population
Photo: Bujaraloz (Zaragoza)



Castilla la Mancha
Estimated population: 4775-5500
Year of estimate: 1994-2003
Reliability of estimate: moderate; perhaps underestimated
Conservation status: good; vulnerable in some areas
Photo: Munera (Albacete)



Madrid
Estimated population: 1300-1400
Year of estimate: 1998-2006
Reliability of estimate: high
Conservation status: vulnerable
Photo: Daganzo de Arriba (Madrid)



Extremadura
Estimated population: 5500-6500
Year of estimate: 2002-2003
Reliability of estimate: low
Conservation status: good; vulnerable in some areas
Photo: Aldea del Cano (Cáceres)



Andalucía
Estimated population: 350
Year of estimate: 2001-2005
Reliability of estimate: high
Conservation status: threatened population
Photo: Osuna (Sevilla)



Murcia
Estimated population: 6
Year of estimate: 2004
Reliability of estimate: low
Conservation status: threatened population




Portugal
Estimated population: 1150
Year of estimate: 2002
Reliability of estimate: moderate
Conservation status: good; vulnerable in some areas

 

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