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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2007

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis	LC	passage	-	10,000-100,000 individuals	A4ii, B1ii, C2
Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus	CR	passage	-	1,001-10,000 individuals	A1, A4ii, B1ii, C1, C2
Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii	VU	passage	-	1,001-10,000 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii	VU	winter	-	51-100 individuals	A1, C1
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	LC	passage	-	1,001-10,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	LC	breeding	-	12,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, C3
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	LC	winter	-	1,001-10,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica	VU	passage	-	1,001-10,000 individuals	B1ii, C3
Razorbill Alca torda	LC	passage	-	1,001-10,000 individuals	A4ii, B1ii, C3
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	passage	-	50,000-99,999 individuals	A4iii, C4
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding	-	20,000-49,999 individuals	A4iii, C4

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)
Southern Waters of Gibraltar	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	5,486	protected area contained by site	0
Southern Waters Of Gibraltar	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	5,486	protected area contained by site	0
Rock Of Gibraltar	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	200	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Rock of Gibraltar	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	200	protected area is adjacent to site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Sea	Open Sea, Sea inlets and coastal features	-
Marine Neritic		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
urban/industrial/transport	-
tourism/recreation	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Strait of Gibraltar. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 29/03/2023.