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

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%)	poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Pollution	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Climate change and severe weather	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Residential and commercial development	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Transportation and service corridors	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Most of area (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 (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1988	S Albufera de Mallorca	Parque Natural (II)	56
1988	S'albufera	Nature Park (V)	64
2001	S Albufereta	Reserva Natural Especial (IV)	7

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 visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

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

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 23/12/2024.