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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2002 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	winter (1992–2001)	10–50 birds	C6
Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii	VU	resident (1992–2001)	50 pairs	A1, C1, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1999	Area naturale marina protetta Capo Carbonara	Riserva Naturale Marina e Aree Naturali Marine Protette (IV)	68

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	60	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Artificial/Terrestrial	10
Grassland	-	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-
Marine Intertidal	-

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Capes and islands of south-eastern Sardinia (Italy). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/capes-and-islands-of-south-eastern-sardinia-iba-italy on 21/12/2024.