ES153
Columbretes islands


Country/territory: Spain

IBA criteria met: A1, B2, C1, C2, C6 (2011)
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Area: 21 hectares (0.21 km2)

SEO/BirdLife

Site description (2000 baseline)
An archipelago 70 km from the Castellón coast. The islands (18 ha) have steep cliffs and are predominantly vegetated with scrub.

Key biodiversity
This is an important site for breeding seabirds and Falco eleonorae and passage migrants.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Columbretes islands (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/columbretes-islands-iba-spain on 23/12/2024.