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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European Storm-petrel Hydrobates pelagicus | LC | breeding | 2007 | min 50 breeding pairs | B1ii, C2, C6 |
Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis | LC | breeding | 2007 | 1,275 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis | LC | breeding | 2007 | min 20 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii | LC | breeding | 2007 | 65 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
Common Tern Sterna hirundo | LC | breeding | 2007 | 1-5 breeding pairs | C6 |
Osprey Pandion haliaetus | LC | resident | 2007 | 4 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.
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Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Valle de Gran Rey | Parque Rural | 1,994 | protected area overlaps with site | 140 |
Risco de la Mérica | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 38 | protected area overlaps with site | 19 |
Orone | Paisaje Protegido | 1,707 | protected area overlaps with site | 50 |
Orone | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1,707 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
La Caldera | Monumento Natural | 40 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Juan Mayor | Sitio de Interés Científico | 28 | protected area overlaps with site | 250 |
Franja marina Santiago-Valle Gran Rey | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 13,139 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Espacio marino de La Gomera-Teno | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 209,318 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Charco del Conde | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 9 | protected area overlaps with site | 5 |
Charco del Cieno | Site of Scientific Interest | 6 | protected area contained by site | 6 |
Charco de Cieno | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 5 | protected area overlaps with site | 2 |
Charco de Cieno | Sitio de Interés Científico | 5 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Barranco de Argaga | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 187 | protected area overlaps with site | 22 |
Acantilados de La Culata | Paisaje Protegido | 541 | protected area contained by site | 11 |
Acantilados de Alajeró; La Dama y Valle Gran Rey | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 668 | protected area overlaps with site | 335 |
Acantilados de Alajeró | Sitio de Interés Científico | 281 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Sea | Sea inlets and coastal features | - |
Coastline | Shingle & stony beaches, Sea cliffs and rocky shores, Rock stacks and islets | - |
Marine Neritic | - | |
Marine Intertidal | - | |
Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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fisheries/aquaculture | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: South-west coast of La Gomera. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 09/02/2023.