The site was identified as important in 2011 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Species |
Red List Category |
Season |
Year(s) |
Population estimate at site |
IBA criteria met |
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala |
EN |
resident |
2009 |
2-15 breeding pairs |
A1, B1i, B2, C1, C2 |
Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris |
NT |
breeding |
2009 |
1-27 breeding pairs |
A1, A4i, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C6 |
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina |
LC |
winter |
2009 |
max 511 individuals |
B1i, C3 |
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus |
LC |
winter |
2009 |
39-1,336 individuals |
B1i, C2 |
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus |
LC |
non-breeding |
2009 |
301-1,320 individuals |
B1i, C2 |
Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax |
LC |
breeding |
2009 |
40-150 breeding pairs |
C2, C6 |
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides |
LC |
breeding |
2009 |
20-63 breeding pairs |
B1i, B2, C2 |
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea |
LC |
breeding |
2009 |
2-40 breeding pairs |
B1i, C2, C6 |
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta |
LC |
winter |
2009 |
max 674 individuals |
B1i, C2, C6 |
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta |
LC |
resident |
2009 |
137-820 breeding pairs |
A4i, B1i, C2, C6 |
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus |
LC |
resident |
2009 |
12-230 breeding pairs |
B1i, B2, C2 |
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa |
NT |
winter |
2008 |
max 279 individuals |
A1, C1 |
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei |
LC |
resident |
2004-2009 |
153-247 breeding pairs |
B2, C2, C6 |
Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii |
VU |
resident |
2005-2009 |
35 breeding pairs |
A1, C1 |
Little Tern Sternula albifrons |
LC |
breeding |
2007-2009 |
229-572 breeding pairs |
A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6 |
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida |
LC |
breeding |
2009 |
50-185 breeding pairs |
B1i, B2, C2, C6 |
Common Tern Sterna hirundo |
LC |
breeding |
2007-2009 |
130-362 breeding pairs |
C6 |
The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2011).
Protected area (PA) |
PA designation |
PA area (ha) |
Relationship of PA with IBA |
Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
Salines de Santa Pola (ZEPA)
|
Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) |
2,512 |
protected area overlaps with site |
0 |
Salines de Santa Pola
|
Parque Natural |
2,492 |
protected area overlaps with site |
0 |
Salinas de Santa Pola
|
Nature Park |
2,500 |
protected area contained by site |
2,496 |
Salinas de Santa Pola
|
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance |
2,496 |
protected area overlaps with site |
2,496 |
Salinas de Santa Pola
|
Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) |
2,504 |
protected area overlaps with site |
2,496 |
Parque Natural de las Salinas de Santa Pola
|
Zonas Húmedas |
2,491 |
protected area overlaps with site |
0 |
Illa de Tabarca
|
Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) |
43 |
protected area is adjacent to site |
0 |
Espacio marino de Tabarca
|
Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) |
14,262 |
protected area is adjacent to site |
0 |
Espacio marino de Tabarca
|
Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) |
14,262 |
protected area is adjacent to site |
0 |
Dunes de Guardamar
|
Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) |
726 |
protected area is adjacent to site |
0 |
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