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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2016

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan	VU	breeding	2013-2014	150-250 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii, B1ii, B3, C1, C2

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

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Żona fil-Baħar bejn Irdum Majjiesa u Ras ir-Raħeb	Żoni Speċjali ta' Konservazzjoni - Importanza Internazzjonali	849	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Zona fil-Bahar Bejn Rdum Majjiesa u Ras ir-Raheb	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	849	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Rdumijiet ta' Malta: Ir-Ramla tac-Cirkewwa sal-Ponta ta' Benghisa	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,317	protected area overlaps with site	189
Rdumijiet ta' Malta: Ir-Ramla tac-Cirkewwa sa Il-Ponta ta' Benghisa - MT0000024	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,316	protected area contains site	189
Rdumijiet ta' Malta	Żoni Speċjali ta' Konservazzjoni - Importanza Internazzjonali	2,316	protected area overlaps with site	0
Masġar tal-għadib (Vitex agnus-castus) f’Rdum Majjiesa (limiti tal-Mellieħa)	Tree Protection Area	0	protected area contained by site	0
Irdumijiet Ta' Madwar il-Kosta miċ-Ċirkewwa sa Bengħisa	Żona ta' Importanza Ekoloġika	2,328	protected area overlaps with site	0
Ir-Ramla tal-Mixquqa	Xtajtiet Protetti	4	protected area overlaps with site	0
Il-Prajjiet	Xtajtiet Protetti	1	protected area overlaps with site	0
Il-Majjistral, Park ta’ Natura u Storja	Park Nazzjonali	249	protected area overlaps with site	0
Il-Baħar tal-Lbiċ	Żoni ta' Ħarsien Speċjali	25,630	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Il-Baħar ta' madwar Għawdex	Żoni ta' Ħarsien Speċjali	55,685	protected area overlaps with site	0
Il-Bahar tal-Lbic	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	25,630	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Il-Bahar ta' madwar Ghawdex	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	55,670	protected area overlaps with site	0
Għaram tar-Ramel fir-Ramla tal-Mixquqa, il-Mellieħa	Żona ta' Importanza Ekoloġika	3	protected area overlaps with site	0
Diversi Rdumijiet	Żoni ta' Sbuħija Naturali	3,859	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs, Scree & boulders	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	-
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Majjistral. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 01/04/2023.