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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 Storm-petrel Hydrobates pelagicus	LC	breeding (2007)	min 80 pairs	C6
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis	LC	resident (2007)	89 pairs	B3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2014	Espacio marino de la Costa de Ferrolterra - Valdoviño	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) (UA)	48

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	50
Artificial/Terrestrial	25
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Neritic	major (>10)
Grassland	-

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	20
forestry	15
agriculture	10
fisheries/aquaculture	-
military	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ferrolterra-Valdoviño coast (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ferrolterra-valdoviño-coast-iba-spain on 24/12/2024.