Data Zone
Country/territory: Spain
Subnational region(s): Galicia
IBA Justification: A1, A4i, A4ii, B1i, B1ii, B3, C1, C2, C3, C6 (2011)
Area: 331,045 hectares (3,310.45 km2)
BirdLife Partner(s): SEO/BirdLife
Site description (2000 baseline)
A coastal site including some marine areas. It includes several small islands, cliffs, beaches, sand-dunes, littoral lagoons, estuaries and marshes. The main human activity is fishing.
Key biodiversity
This is an important site for breeding and passage seabirds and waders (Charadriiformes).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Costa da Morte (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/costa-da-morte-iba-spain on 17/01/2025.