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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2011

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Common Scoter Melanitta nigra	LC	passage	2004	min 20,256 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Common Loon Gavia immer	LC	winter	2010	18-39 individuals	C6
Common Loon Gavia immer	LC	passage	1995	min 50 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
European Storm-petrel Hydrobates pelagicus	LC	breeding	2004	min 20 breeding pairs	C6
Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea	NT	passage	2004	min 42,807 individuals	A1, C1
Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis	LC	resident	2010	present	A4ii, B1ii, C2
Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis	LC	passage	1999-2004	67,970 individuals	A4ii, B1ii, C2
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus	LC	passage	2004	min 100,456 individuals	A4ii, B1ii, C3
Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus	CR	passage	1999-2004	13,849 individuals	A1, A4ii, B1ii, C1, C2
Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus	CR	winter	2005-2007	240-4,918 individuals	A1, A4ii, B1ii, C1, C2
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus	LC	passage	2004	min 398,916 individuals	A4ii, B1ii, C3
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis	LC	resident	2007	130 breeding pairs	B3
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	resident	2010	present	C6
Sabine's Gull Xema sabini	LC	passage	2006	min 6,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	winter	2010	present	C2
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	passage	1999-2004	468 individuals	C2
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	passage	1999-2004	1,258 individuals	B1i, C2
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	passage	1999-2004	min 34,327 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	passage	1999-2004	74,471 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Arctic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus	LC	passage	2004	min 3,582 individuals	B1ii, C3
Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus	LC	passage	2004	min 3,591 individuals	B1ii, C3
Great Skua Catharacta skua	LC	passage	2004	min 2,526 individuals	A4ii, B1ii, C3
Common Murre Uria aalge	LC	resident	2010	1-3 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident	2004	32-41 breeding pairs	C6

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Río Anllóns	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	162	protected area overlaps with site	2
Río Anllóns	Zona de Especial Protección de los Valores Naturales	162	protected area overlaps with site	0
Espacio marino de la Costa da Morte	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)	316,200	protected area contained by site	0
Espacio marino de la Costa da Morte	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	316,283	protected area contained by site	0
Costa da Morte Norte	Zona de Especial Protección de los Valores Naturales	7,962	protected area contained by site	0
Costa da Morte (Norte)	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	7,962	protected area contained by site	4,134
Costa da Morte	Zona de Especial Protección de los Valores Naturales	11,809	protected area overlaps with site	0
Costa da Morte	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	11,809	protected area overlaps with site	2,864
Cabo Vilan	Nature Area of National Interest	7	protected area contained by site	7
Cabo Vilan	Sitio Natural de Interés Nacional	6	protected area contained by site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)		-
Sea	Open Sea, Sea inlets and coastal features	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	-
Marine Neritic		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Costa da Morte. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 01/04/2023.