Trabancos (river) Castile and León (with more than 200 mating pairs). It is also the winter season nesting ground of more than 1,500 red kites ("Milvus milvus"). There are also numerous birds of prey; the most abundant are Montagu's harriers ("Circus pygargus", 50 mating pairs) and lesser kestrels ("Falco naumanni"; almost 150 mating pairs), but there are also hawks, goshawks, falcons, owls, and others. The region is also host to numerous gamebirds, including the red-legged partridge ("Alectoris rufa"). Despite their importance, the population of little bustard ("Tetrax tetrax") in the region appear to be diminishing. Although not all the species protected in
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