Canary current shelf 2 (Morocco) IBA | Summary

Canary current shelf 2

Current view: Summary

Country/territory: Morocco
IBA Justification: A1, A4ii (2016)

Area: 673,380 hectares (6,733.80 km²)

BirdLife Partner(s): Groupe de Recherche pour la Protection des Oiseaux au Maroc

Site summary
This marine IBA is intensively used for foraging by the Cory’s shearwaters from the colonies located in Selvagem (Portugal, Madeira) during the chick-rearing period.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Canary current shelf 2 (Morocco). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/canary-current-shelf-2-iba-morocco on 25/01/2025.