Canary current shelf 2


IBA Justification

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 2005 9,000-22,500 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.


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Marine Neritic major (>10)
Marine Oceanic major (>10)
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Canary current shelf 2 (Morocco). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/canary-current-shelf-2-iba-morocco on 22/11/2024.