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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2004

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	1994	500 breeding pairs	C2, 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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Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	renewable energy	likely in short term (within 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant 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%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Pollution	excess energy - light pollution	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Pollution	excess energy - noise pollution	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Pollution	garbage & solid waste	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Żona fil-baħar fil-Grigal ta' Malta	Żoni Speċjali ta' Konservazzjoni - Importanza Internazzjonali	15,519	protected area overlaps with site	0
Zona fil-Bahar fil-Grigal ta' Malta	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	15,519	protected area overlaps with site	0
L-Inħawi tar-Ramla tat-Torri u tal-Irdum tal-Madonna	Żoni ta' Ħarsien Speċjali	75	protected area overlaps with site	0
L-Inħawi tar-Ramla tat-Torri / Rdum tal-Madonna	Żoni Speċjali ta' Konservazzjoni - Importanza Internazzjonali	75	protected area overlaps with site	0
L-Inhawi tar-Ramla tat-Torri u tal-Irdum tal-Madonna	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	75	protected area overlaps with site	4
L-Inhawi tar-Ramla tat-Torri u tal-Irdum tal-Madonna	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	75	protected area overlaps with site	0
Irdumijiet Ta' Madwar il-Kosta mill-Ponta ta' l-Aħrax sa Rdum il-Ħmar fil-Mellieħa	Żona ta' Importanza Ekoloġika	142	protected area overlaps with site	0
Il-Baħar ta' madwar Għawdex	Żoni ta' Ħarsien Speċjali	55,685	protected area overlaps with site	0
Il-Bahar ta' madwar Ghawdex	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	55,670	protected area overlaps with site	0
Għaram tar-Ramel f'Daħlet Xilep, il-Mellieħa	Żona ta' Importanza Ekoloġika	1	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)
Coastline	Sea cliffs and rocky shores	-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
not utilised	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Rdum Tal-Madonna. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 23/03/2023.