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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
African Houbara Chlamydotis undulata	VU	resident	2006	3-25 individuals	A1, B2, C1, C2, C6
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	resident	2009	present	B2, C6
Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor	LC	resident	2006	min 33 individuals	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Fuerteventura Stonechat Saxicola dacotiae	NT	resident	2006	50-235 breeding pairs	A1, B2, C1, C2
Berthelot's Pipit Anthus berthelotii	LC	resident	2009	present	B3

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	livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - nomadic grazing	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - named species	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Natural system modifications	other ecosystem modifications	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Pollution	excess energy - light pollution	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Residential and commercial development	housing and urban areas	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Transportation and service corridors	roads and railroads	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Transportation and service corridors	shipping lanes	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Condition of key/trigger populations (state)
Scientific	Common	TargetPop	ActualPop	Units	Remaining	Result
Chlamydotis undulata		24	24	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Cursorius cursor		15	15	breeding pairs	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	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)
Sebadales de Corralejo	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,947	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Espacio marino del oriente y sur de Lanzarote-Fuerteventura	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,432,842	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Espacio marino de La Bocayna	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	83,413	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Dunas de Corralejo e Isla de Lobos	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	3,143	protected area contains site	2,668
Corralejo	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,689	is identical to site	2,668
Corralejo	Parque Natural	2,618	protected area contained by site	2,668

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Shrubland		-
Desert	Semidesert	-
Coastline	Sand dunes & beaches, Lagoons	-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture	-
tourism/recreation	-
agriculture	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Sandy plain of Corralejo. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 29/03/2023.