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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
Coastal cliffs with higher areas dominated by scrub and small patches of
Pinus halepensis and
Juniperus phoenicea forest. The southern area of the cape has practically no vegetation. The main human activities are agriculture and hunting.
An important site for breeding seabirds, particularly
Puffinus yelkouan.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Main threats are from very high hunting pressure, collection of
Puffinus yelkouan chicks, illegal house building, disturbance from visitors, and predation from introduced cats.
Larus cachinnans colonies are culled. IBA overlaps with Natural Area of Special Interest (Cap de Barbaria).
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cape Barbaria (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cape-barbaria-iba-spain on 07/01/2025.
