Current view: Data table and detailed info
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2004 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:
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| - |
Ile de Filfla
|
Specially Protected Area of Marine Importance (Barcelona Convention) (-) |
33 |
| 1988 |
Filfla
|
Riserva Naturali (Filfla) (Ia) |
86 |
| 1994 |
Il-Gżira ta' Filfla
|
Santwarju ta' l-Għasafar (IV) |
86 |
| 2002 |
Il-Gżejjer ta' Filfa
|
Żona ta' Importanza Ekoloġika/Sit ta' Importanza Xjentifika (IV) |
100 |
| 2003 |
Filfla
|
Żoni Speċjali ta' Konservazzjoni - Importanza Internazzjonali (IV) |
86 |
| 2007 |
Filfla
|
Żoni ta' Ħarsien Speċjali (IV) |
86 |
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal |
100 |
|
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| not utilised |
100 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Filfla islet (Malta). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/filfla-islet-iba-malta on 24/12/2024.
