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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2011 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
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis	LC	resident (2006)	99 pairs	B1i, B3, C2, C6
Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii	VU	breeding (2009)	max 28 pairs	A1, C1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2001	Cap Farrutx	Reserva Natural (IV)	18
2001	Cap des Freu	Reserva Natural (IV)	2
2007	Reserva Marina de Levante de Mallorca-Cala Ratjada	Reservas Marinas (VI)	30

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	100

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cape Freu-Cape Farrutx (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cape-freu-cape-farrutx-iba-spain on 21/12/2024.