There are numerous regional variants of the Churra in Spain. Two of these are recognised as separate breeds: the
Churra Lebrijana of
Andalusia, also known as the Atlantica or Marismeña, named for
Lebrija on the
Guadalquivir and found in the coastal
provinces of
Cadiz and
Huelva in south-western Spain;[2]: 741 [3]: 283 [6] and the
Churra Tensina, named for the
Valle de Tena in the province of
Huesca in the central Pyrenees.[2]: 931 [3]: 287 [7] Others include the small Sayaguesa, associated with the comarca of
Sayago in the south of the province of Zamora and reared mostly for meat;[2]: 906 the Churra del Bierzo or Blanca del Bierzo, an endangered
polled type from the comarca of
El Bierzo in the province of
León; and the Churra Castellana or Churra Campera of Castile.[2]: 920
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abcMiguel Fernández Rodríguez, Mariano Gómez Fernández, Juan Vicente Delgado Bermejo, Silvia Adán Belmonte, Miguel Jiménez Cabras (editors) (2009). Guía de campo de las razas autóctonas españolas (in Spanish). Madrid: Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino.
ISBN9788449109461.
^Breed data sheet: Portugal, Sheep. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed March 2023.
These are the
sheep breeds usually considered in Spain to be wholly or partly of Spanish origin. Inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Spanish.