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The site was identified as important in 2011 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis	LC	resident	2006	99 breeding pairs	B1i, B3, C2, C6
Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii	VU	breeding	2009	max 28 breeding pairs	A1, C1

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2011).

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Reserva Marina de Levante de Mallorca-Cala Ratjada	Reservas Marinas	11,285	protected area overlaps with site	0
Muntanyes d'Artà	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	14,703	protected area overlaps with site	0
Muntanyes d'Artà	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	14,703	protected area overlaps with site	500
Llevant	Parque Natural	1,672	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Espacio marino del norte de Mallorca	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	98,375	protected area overlaps with site	0
Cap Farrutx	Reserva Natural	252	protected area overlaps with site	0
Cap des Freu	Reserva Natural	13	protected area overlaps with site	0
Badies de Pollença i Alcúdia	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	30,753	protected area overlaps with site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cape Freu-Cape Farrutx. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cape-freu-cape-farrutx-iba-spain on 01/10/2023.