Data Zone
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:| Species | Red List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea | LC | breeding (-) | 500–1,000 pairs | C2, C6 |
| Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan | VU | breeding (-) | 100–200 pairs | C2, C6 |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Irdumijiet Ta' Madwar il-Kosta miċ-Ċirkewwa sa Bengħisa | Żona ta' Importanza Ekoloġika (IV) | 97 |
| 1996 | Diversi Rdumijiet | Żoni ta' Sbuħija Naturali (V) | 97 |
| 1996 | Wied il-Baħrija/Wied Rini u Wied Gerżuma, limiti tar- Rabat | Żona ta' Importanza Ekoloġika/Sit ta' Importanza Xjentifika (IV) | 11 |
| 2003 | Rdumijiet ta' Malta | Żoni Speċjali ta' Konservazzjoni - Importanza Internazzjonali (IV) | 97 |
| 2007 | Rdumijiet ta' Malta: Ras il-Pellegrin sax-Xaqqa | Żoni ta' Ħarsien Speċjali (IV) | 29 |
| 2011 | L-Inħawi tal-Imtaħleb (limiti tar-Rabat) | Żona għall-Ħarsien tas-Siġar (IV) | 1 |
| 2011 | Ta' Baldu / L-Inħawi ta' Wied Ħażrun (limiti tar-Rabat) | Żona għall-Ħarsien tas-Siġar (IV) | 1 |
| 2011 | Wied il-Ħut (limiti tar-Rabat) | Żona għall-Ħarsien tas-Siġar (IV) | <1 |
| 2011 | Wied ir-Rum (limiti tar-Rabat) | Żona għall-Ħarsien tas-Siġar (IV) | <1 |
| 2011 | Wied tal-Baħrija (limiti tar-Rabat) | Żona għall-Ħarsien tas-Siġar (IV) | - |
| 2017 | Il-ġummara (Chamaerops humilis) f’Tal-Merħla (limiti tal-Imtaħleb) | Tree Protection Area (IV) | - |
| 2017 | Iż-żinżel (Ziziphus zizyphus) fl-Imtaħleb (limiti tar-Rabat) | Tree Protection Area (IV) | - |
| 2017 | Bruka (Tamarix africana) fl-Imtaħleb (limiti tar-Rabat) | Tree Protection Area (IV) | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: il-Kullana to ta' Gifen Cliffs (Malta). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/il-kullana-to-ta-gifen-cliffs-iba-malta on 23/12/2024.