Canary current shelf 1


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2016 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
Desertas Petrel Pterodroma deserta VU breeding (2006–2007) 90–360 birds A1, A4ii
Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis LC breeding (2000–2005) 17,025–38,001 birds A4ii
Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri LC breeding (2012–2013) 1,041–4,655 birds A4ii

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Neritic major (>10)
Marine Oceanic major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Canary current shelf 1 (Morocco). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/canary-current-shelf-1-iba-morocco on 22/12/2024.