Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2011
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus | CR | passage | 2003 | max 1,500 individuals | A1, A4ii, B1ii, C1, C2 |
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia | LC | passage | 2009 | 500-1,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C2 |
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata | NT | winter | 2009 | 3-400 individuals | A1, C1 |
Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola | VU | passage | 2011 | 50-100 individuals | A1, C1 |
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.
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Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Txingudi-Bidasoa | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 139 | protected area overlaps with site | 51 |
Txingudi | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 138 | protected area overlaps with site | 134 |
Jaizkibel | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 2,470 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Forest | Alluvial and very wet forest | - |
Grassland | Humid grasslands | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation | - |
Sea | Sea inlets and coastal features | - |
Coastline | Tidal rivers & enclosed tidal waters, Sand dunes & beaches, Mud flats & sand flats, Sea cliffs and rocky shores | - |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|
agriculture | - |
fisheries/aquaculture | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
urban/industrial/transport | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Chingudi-Bidasoa estuary. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 29/06/2022.