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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
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	passage	2009	min 400 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	passage	2009	min 5,000 individuals	B1i, C2
Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii	VU	passage	2000	400-500 individuals	A1, C1
Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii	VU	winter	2009	min 400 individuals	A1, C1
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	passage	2009	min 300 individuals	A1, B1iii, C1, C2
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	passage	2009	min 1,000 individuals	A4ii, B1iii, C2
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	2009	min 36,000 individuals	A4iv, B1iv, C5

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)
Zona marítimo-terrestre del Monte Hacho	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	872	protected area overlaps with site	0
Calamocarro-Benzú	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	602	protected area overlaps with site	602
Calamocarro-Benzú	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	602	protected area overlaps with site	0
Acantilados del Monte Hacho	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	33	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved evergreen woodland	-
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	-
Coastline	Shingle & stony beaches, Sea cliffs and rocky shores	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Forestry plantations, Other urban and industrial areas	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
forestry	-
military	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
tourism/recreation	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Ceuta. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 12/08/2022.