Data Zone
Country/territory: Malta
IBA Criteria met: C2, C6 (2004)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 20 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2013 | very high | not assessed | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
Sheer sea cliffs (135 m high), on the island of Gozo, with profuse vegetation on some ledges.
Key biodiversity
The cliffs support the largest breeding colony of Calonectris diomedea in the Maltese islands, and are a stronghold for Monticola solitarius. One of the last known breeding pairs of Falco peregrinus in Malta nested here, but was shot in the early 1980s, and a pair of Tyto alba used to breed here in the 1970s. The rocky cliff-top area is one of the best breeding areas in Malta for Calandrella brachydactyla, Sylvia conspicillata and Miliaria calandra.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2020) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Ta'Cenc cliffs. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 29/11/2020.
