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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Desertas Petrel Pterodroma deserta	VU	breeding	2006-2007	90-360 individuals	A1, A4ii
Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis	LC	breeding	2000-2005	17,025-38,001 individuals	A4ii
Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri	LC	breeding	2012-2013	1,041-4,655 individuals	A4ii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		major (>10)
Marine Oceanic		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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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 22/11/2024.