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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 (2006–2010)	17–28 pairs	C6
Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii	VU	resident (2007–2010)	79–120 pairs	A1, C1, C2, C6
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae	LC	breeding (2008)	min 48 pairs	B2, C2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1995	Les Illes Columbretes	Reserva Natural (Ib)	86

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-
Marine Neritic	-
Shrubland	-

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
urban/industrial/transport	5

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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.