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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
European Storm-petrel Hydrobates pelagicus	LC	breeding (2008)	455–655 pairs	B1ii, B3, C2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1986	Isla de Tabarca	Natural Reserve (-)	100
1986	Reserva Marina de la Isla de Tabarca	Reservas Marinas (VI)	-
1994	Illa de Tabarca	Reserva Natural (IV)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Neritic	major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	minor (<10)
Shrubland	minor (<10)	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Alicante islets (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/alicante-islets-iba-spain on 24/12/2024.