Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2011
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris | VU | breeding | 2011 | - | B2, C6 |
Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris | VU | non-breeding | 2011 | max 3 individuals | B2, C6 |
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | LC | resident | 2008 | 70-257 breeding pairs | B1i, C2, C6 |
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus | LC | breeding | 2008 | 50-150 breeding pairs | C6 |
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus | LC | resident | 2008 | max 273 breeding pairs | B1i, B2, C2 |
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa | NT | winter | 2008 | max 150 individuals | A1, C1 |
Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii | VU | winter | 2008 | max 500 individuals | A1, C1 |
Little Tern Sternula albifrons | LC | breeding | 2007-2008 | 165-220 breeding pairs | B1i, B2, C2, C6 |
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica | LC | breeding | 2008 | max 200 breeding pairs | B1i, B2, 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.
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Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
2017 | very high | very unfavourable | low |
Was the whole site covered? | Yes | State assessed by | Population |
Accuracy of information | good |
Threats to the site (pressure) | |||||
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Threat Level 1 | Threat Level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Climate change and severe weather | habitat shifting and alteration | likely in short term (within 4 years) | whole area/population (>90%) | slow but significant deterioration | high |
Human intrusions and disturbance | recreational activities | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
Invasive and other problematic species and genes | problematic species/diseases of unknown origin - unspecified species | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Pollution | agricultural & forestry effluents - herbicides and pesticides | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
Pollution | garbage & solid waste | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | very high |
Residential and commercial development | tourism and recreation areas | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Condition of key/trigger populations (state) | ||||||
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Scientific | Common | TargetPop | ActualPop | Units | Remaining | Result |
Recurvirostra avosetta | Pied Avocet | 99 | 53 | breeding pairs | 54 | unfavourable |
Charadrius alexandrinus | 248 | 91 | breeding pairs | 37 | very unfavourable | |
Sternula albifrons | Little Tern | 4 | 1 | breeding pairs | 25 | very unfavourable |
Conservation actions taken at site (response) | |||
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Conservation Designation | Management Planning | Conservation Action | Result |
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | No management planning has taken place | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | low |
Protection status:
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Salinas y Arenales de San Pedro del Pinatar | Parque Regional | 850 | protected area overlaps with site | 856 |
Salinas y Arenales de San Pedro del Pinatar | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 829 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Salinas y Arenales de San Pedro del Pinatar | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 829 | protected area overlaps with site | 623 |
Mar Menor y Costa Oriental De La Region De Murcia | Specially Protected Areas of Mediterranean Importance (Barcelona Convention) | 27,503 | protected area contains site | 0 |
Mar Menor | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 13,446 | protected area contained by site | 13,423 |
Mar Menor | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 14,933 | protected area overlaps with site | 14,933 |
Mar Menor | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 14,526 | protected area overlaps with site | 14,414 |
Franja Litoral Sumergida de la Región de Murcia | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 13,468 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Espacios Abiertos e Islas del Mar Menor | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1,074 | protected area overlaps with site | 673 |
Espacios Abiertos e Islas del Mar Menor | Paisaje Protegido | 1,230 | protected area overlaps with site | 900 |
Espacio marino de Tabarca-Cabo de Palos | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 126,068 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Calblanque; Monte de las Cenizas y Peña del Águila | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 2,959 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Calblanque, Monte de las Cenizas y Peña del Águila | Parque Regional | 2,472 | protected area is adjacent to site | 50 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Wetlands (inland) | Water fringe vegetation | - |
Coastline | Sand dunes & beaches, Salt marshes, Mud flats & sand flats, Lagoons | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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fisheries/aquaculture | - |
military | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Mar Menor coastal lagoon. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 24/01/2021.