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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
Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea	LC	resident	2007	666-2,272 breeding pairs	B1ii, B2, C2, C6
Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus	CR	breeding	2007	205 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii, B1ii, B2, C1, C2, C6
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis	LC	resident	2006-2009	148-193 breeding pairs	B1i, B3, C2, C6
Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii	VU	breeding	2008	404 breeding pairs	A1, A4i, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C6
Osprey Pandion haliaetus	LC	resident	2008	min 4 breeding pairs	C6
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	resident	2008	min 12 breeding pairs	A1, B2, C1, C2, C6
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	LC	resident	2010	min 5 breeding pairs	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	non-breeding	2010	present	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	resident	2010	present	C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	resident	2008	11-22 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

Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - named species	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Residential and commercial development	tourism and recreation areas	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low

Condition of key/trigger populations (state)
Scientific	Common	TargetPop	ActualPop	Units	Remaining	Result
Calonectris diomedea		6000	1000	breeding pairs	17	very unfavourable
Puffinus mauretanicus	Balearic Shearwater	280	175	breeding pairs	63	unfavourable
Gulosus aristotelis	European Shag	250	200	breeding pairs	80	near favourable
Larus audouinii	Audouin's Gull	100	250	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
S'Albufera des Grau	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,547	protected area overlaps with site	0
S'Albufera des Grau	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2,547	protected area overlaps with site	1,977
S Albufera des Grau	Parque Natural	5,067	protected area overlaps with site	1,947
S Albufera des Grau	Reserva Natural	116	protected area overlaps with site	0
Punta Redona - Arenal d'en Castell	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,005	protected area overlaps with site	92
Menorca	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	72,931	protected area contains site	17,900
La Vall	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3,119	protected area overlaps with site	1,527
La Vall	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	5,283	protected area overlaps with site	1,610
La Mola i s'Albufera de Fornells	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,516	protected area overlaps with site	0
La Mola i s'Albufera de Fornells	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1,516	protected area overlaps with site	1,516
Illa de l'Aire	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	31	protected area overlaps with site	0
Illa de l'Aire	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	31	protected area overlaps with site	48
Espacio marino del sureste de Menorca	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	23,558	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Espacio marino del norte y oeste de Menorca	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	161,341	protected area overlaps with site	0
Dels Alocs a Fornells	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2,682	protected area overlaps with site	2,266
Dels Alocs a Fornells	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,682	protected area overlaps with site	0
De s'Albufera a la Mola	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,025	protected area overlaps with site	0
De s'Albufera a la Mola	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2,025	protected area overlaps with site	2,119
D'Addaia a s'Albufera	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2,809	protected area overlaps with site	2,608
D'Addaia a s'Albufera	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,809	protected area overlaps with site	0
Costa Nord de Ciutadella	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	683	protected area overlaps with site	0
Costa Nord de Ciutadella	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	683	protected area overlaps with site	809
Canal de Menorca	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	335,354	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Caleta de Binillautí	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	161	protected area overlaps with site	0
Cala en Brut	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	40	protected area overlaps with site	6
Cala d'Algairens	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	142	protected area overlaps with site	0
Barbatx	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1,358	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Àrea marina Punta Prima - Illa de l'Aire	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,353	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Àrea marina del Nord de Menorca	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	5,112	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland	-
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	-
Coastline	Lagoons, Sea cliffs and rocky shores, Rock stacks and islets	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-
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 (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: North and east coasts of Minorca and island of Aire. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 18/08/2022.