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The site was identified as important in 2000 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis	LC	breeding	1991	50-270 breeding pairs	B1i, B3, C2, C6
Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii	VU	breeding	1995	2 breeding pairs	B2
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	LC	breeding	1991	1,400-2,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, C3
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	breeding	1991	10-15 breeding pairs	B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2000. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Marine Neritic	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable
Shrubland	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Energy production and mining	likely in short term (within 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	FR276	Hunting Reserve	6
1972	Corse	Parc naturel régional	3
1975	Scandola	Réserve naturelle de Corse	1
1977	OMIGNA	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
1977	Vallée du Fango	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	-
1978	PUNTIGLIONE	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
1980	CAPU ROSSU	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
1981	GRADELLE - CASPIU	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
1982	TRIU	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
1982	MOLENDINU	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
1982	SPELUNCA	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
1982	SPANU	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
1983	Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	4
1984	BUSSAGHJA	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
1987	EMBOUCHURE DU FANGU	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
1990	ORCHINU	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
1992	SCANDULA	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
1994	REVELLATA	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
1995	Porto/Scandola/Revellata/Calvi/Calanches de Piana (zone terrestre et marine)	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	8
1995	Cavités à chauves-souris de Castifao; muraccIole, Olmeta di Tuda et Coggia-Temuli	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1997	GIROLATA	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
1997	CAPIZZOLU	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
2000	Grotte marine de Témuli Sagone	Arrêté de protection de biotope	<1
2001	Pelagos Sanctuary for the Conservation of Marine Mammals in the Mediterranean	Specially Protected Area of Marine Importance (Barcelona Convention)	-
2003	Capu Rossu ; Scandola, revellata, Calvi	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	23
2003	CROVANI	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
2006	Golfe de Porto et presqu'île de Scandola	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	9
2008	Cap rossu; Scandola, Pointe de la Reveletta, Canyon de Calvi	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	15
2013	LIAMONE	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	<1
2016	Protection de biotope des terrasses sableuseset de la zone humide de l'Eebouchure du Liamone (CASAGLIONE-COGGIA)	Biotope Protection Order	<1
2017	Grands dauphins de l'Agriate	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	8
2017	Récifs du mont sous-marin d’Ajaccio et des affleurements rocheux de Valinco	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest, Broadleaved evergreen woodland	major (>10)
Marine Neritic		major (>10)
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		minor (<10)
Marine Intertidal		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Golfe de Porto, presqu'île de Scandola et golfe de Galeria (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/golfe-de-porto-presquîle-de-scandola-et-golfe-de-galeria-iba-france on 23/11/2024.