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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
European Storm-petrel Hydrobates pelagicus	LC	resident	2008	320-743 breeding pairs	B1ii, B3, C2, C6
Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus	CR	breeding	2007	115 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii, B1ii, B2, C1, C2
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding	2003	7-165 breeding pairs	C6
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	resident	2008	max 163 breeding pairs	B2
Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii	VU	breeding	2007	360 breeding pairs	A1, A4i, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C6
Balearic Warbler Curruca balearica	LC	resident	2008	51-100 breeding pairs	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.

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)
Ses Salines de Ibiza, Formentera e Islas des Freus	Natural Reserve	1,500	protected area contained by site	1,500
Ses Salines d'Eivissa i Formentera	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	16,435	protected area overlaps with site	2,430
Ses Salines d'Eivissa i Formentera	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	16,435	protected area overlaps with site	0
Ses Salines d Eivissa i Formentera	Reserva Natural	1,385	protected area overlaps with site	0
Ses Salines d Eivissa i Formentera	Parque Natural	15,444	protected area overlaps with site	0
Salinas de Ibiza y Formentera	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	1,640	protected area overlaps with site	1,640
Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	11,231	protected area overlaps with site	2,623
Espacio marino de Formentera y del sur de Ibiza	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	46,420	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Àrea marina Platja de Tramuntana	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,408	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Àrea marina de cala Saona	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	442	protected area is adjacent to site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Native coniferous woodland	-
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish and salt water, Water fringe vegetation	-
Sea	Open Sea, Sea inlets and coastal features	-
Coastline	Shingle & stony beaches, Sand dunes & beaches, Mud flats & sand flats, Sea cliffs and rocky shores, Rock stacks and islets	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas	-
Marine Neritic		-
Marine Intertidal		-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Salt-pans of Ibiza and Formentera and Freus isles. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 22/03/2023.