Data Zone
Country/territory: Spain
IBA Criteria met: C2, C6 (2011)
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Area: 21 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2008 | very high | not assessed | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
A small, scrub-covered island and six more islets 1 km off Cape Estartit, on the Costa Brava. The islands are uninhabited. The main activity is tourism.
Key biodiversity
This is an important site for breeding seabirds and for a heron colony. The site has one of the largest Larus cachinnans colonies in the Mediterranean
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2019) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Medas islands. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 25/05/2019.
