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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
Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara	LC	resident	1996	6 breeding pairs	B2
African Houbara Chlamydotis undulata	VU	resident	2006	11-17 individuals	A1, B2, C1
White-faced Storm-petrel Pelagodroma marina	LC	breeding	2000-2001	35-55 breeding pairs	C6
European Storm-petrel Hydrobates pelagicus	LC	breeding	2000-2001	280-540 breeding pairs	B1ii, C2, C6
Band-rumped Storm-petrel Hydrobates castro	LC	breeding	2000-2001	115-185 breeding pairs	B1ii, B2, C2, C6
Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis	LC	non-breeding	2006	min 10,000 individuals	A4ii, B1ii, C2, C6
Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis	LC	breeding	2000-2001	10,492-13,500 breeding pairs	A4ii, B1ii, B2, C2, C6
Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis	LC	breeding	2000-2001	30-60 breeding pairs	B1ii, B2, C2, C6
Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii	LC	breeding	2000-2001	210-390 breeding pairs	B1ii, B2, C2, C6
Osprey Pandion haliaetus	LC	resident	2001	4-5 breeding pairs	C6
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	resident	2008	2 breeding pairs	A1, C1, C6
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae	LC	breeding	2008	276-307 breeding pairs	A4ii, B1iii, B2, C2, C6
Berthelot's Pipit Anthus berthelotii	LC	resident	2009	present	B3
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	breeding	1987	9,230-12,000 breeding pairs	A4iii, C4

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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Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - small-holder farming	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - small-holder grazing, ranching or farming	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	fishing & harvesting aquatic resources - unintentional effects: large scale	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - intentional use (species being assessed is the target)	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid 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%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	problematic native species/diseases - named species	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Pollution	domestic & urban waste water - type unknown/unrecorded	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Pollution	excess energy - light pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Pollution	excess energy - noise pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Pollution	garbage & solid waste	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Pollution	industrial & military effluents - oil spills	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	housing and urban areas	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Condition of key/trigger populations (state)
Scientific	Common	TargetPop	ActualPop	Units	Remaining	Result
Bulweria bulwerii	Bulwer's Petrel	210	210	individuals	100	favourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Sebadales de La Graciosa	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,192	protected area contained by site	68
Reserva Marina de la Isla Graciosa y de los Islotes del Norte de Lanzarote	Reservas Marinas	70,439	protected area overlaps with site	0
Los Islotes	Reserva Natural Integral	146	protected area contained by site	165
Los Islotes	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	151	protected area contained by site	151
La Corona	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,602	protected area is adjacent to site	0
La Corona	Monumento Natural	2,602	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Islotes del norte de Lanzarote y Famara	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	17,864	protected area overlaps with site	1,044
Espacio marino del oriente y sur de Lanzarote-Fuerteventura	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,432,842	protected area overlaps with site	0
Espacio marino de los Islotes de Lanzarote	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	130,184	protected area contained by site	0
Archipiélago de Chinijo	Parque Natural	46,351	protected area overlaps with site	4,000
Archipiélago Chinijo	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	8,865	protected area overlaps with site	455

The local conservation groups below are working to support conservation at this IBA.

Name	Year formed
ADENA	0
Amigos de la Pardela Cenicienta	0

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IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Desert	Semidesert	-
Coastline	Shingle & stony beaches, Sand dunes & beaches, Rock stacks and islets	-
Marine Intertidal		-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-

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Land-use	Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture	-
nature conservation and research	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lanzarote islets. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 29/01/2023.