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Coastal cliffs between isles of Malgrats and Cala Figuera


IBA Criteria

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
Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus CR resident 2007 150 breeding pairs A1, A4ii, B1ii, B2, C1, C2
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis LC resident 2008 11-50 breeding pairs B3

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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IBA Protection

Protected Area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)
Espacio marino del poniente de Mallorca Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 46,929 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Cap de cala Figuera Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 793 protected area overlaps with site 351
Cap de cala Figuera Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 793 protected area overlaps with site 0
Àrea marina Cap de cala Figuera Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 129 protected area overlaps with site 8

Habitats

IUCN Habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Native coniferous woodland -
Shrubland Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis -
Coastline Sea cliffs and rocky shores, Rock stacks and islets -
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -
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Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
military -
tourism/recreation -
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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Coastal cliffs between isles of Malgrats and Cala Figuera. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 29/03/2023.