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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
Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis	LC	breeding (2007)	300 pairs	B2
Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri	LC	breeding (2007)	min 5 pairs	B2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	resident (2008)	1 pairs	A1, C1, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1987	Betancuria	Parque Rural (V)	9

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Neritic	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	26
tourism/recreation	26

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Coast of Esquinzo-Puertito de Los Molinos (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/coast-of-esquinzo-puertito-de-los-molinos-iba-spain on 27/12/2024.