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The site was identified as important in 2011 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	resident	2009	max 1 breeding pairs	A1, C1, C6
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	breeding	2009	max 4 breeding pairs	B2, C2
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	passage	1992	51-250 individuals	C2, C6
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana	LC	winter	2009	present	C2, C6
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio	LC	resident	2009	min 200 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, C2, C6
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	resident	2009	1-10 breeding pairs	C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	2009	max 50 breeding pairs	B1i, C2, C6
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	resident	2009	max 110 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding	2006	60 breeding pairs	B1i, C2, C6
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	resident	2005	max 100 breeding pairs	C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	resident	2009	min 246 breeding pairs	B1i, C2, C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	resident	2009	12 breeding pairs	C6
Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon	LC	resident	2005	min 522 breeding pairs	C2, C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2011) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2011. The most recent assessment (2017) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Pollution	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1987	S'Albufera de Mallorca	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	72
1988	S Albufera de Mallorca	Parque Natural	56
1988	S'albufera	Nature Park	64
1989	S’Albufera de Mallorca	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	58
1997	Badies de Pollença i Alcúdia	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
2000	Albufera de Mallorca	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	70
2000	L'Albufereta	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	12
2001	S Albufereta	Reserva Natural Especial	7
2006	L'Albufereta	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	13
2014	Espacio marino del norte de Mallorca	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
GOB	0

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	10
Forest	Native coniferous woodland	10
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine		-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Marine Intertidal		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	90
agriculture	20
hunting	10
fisheries/aquaculture	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Albufera de Mallorca and Albufereta de Pollença marshes (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/albufera-de-mallorca-and-albufereta-de-pollença-marshes-iba-spain on 23/11/2024.