Data Zone
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 (2002) | 25 pairs | B1ii, C2, C6 |
| Band-rumped Storm-petrel Hydrobates castro | LC | breeding (2007) | min 10 pairs | B2 |
| Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis | LC | breeding (2007) | 1,000 pairs | B2, C6 |
| Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri | LC | breeding (1996) | 10–20 pairs | B2, C6 |
| Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus | LC | resident (1995) | 16–22 pairs | B2 |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2011. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2008 | good | very high | low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | population | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Actual vs Reference (units) | % remaining | Result | ||
| European Storm-petrel Hydrobates pelagicus | 30 / 30 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Hydrobates castro | 5 / 5 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Calonectris diomedea | 2,000 / 2,000 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Puffinus assimilis | 30 / 30 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Invasive and other problematic species and genes | happening now | whole of population/area (>90%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | very high |
| Biological resource use | happening now | most of population/area (50–90%) | rapid decline (>30% over 3 generations) | very high |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | most of population/area (50–90%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | high |
| Residential and commercial development | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Transportation and service corridors | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Pollution | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Climate change and severe weather | past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | No management planning has taken place | Very little or no conservation action taking place | low |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Islote de Lobos | Parque Natural (II) | 95 |
| 1994 | Isla de Lobos | Natural Park (-) | 100 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Desert | 26 | Semidesert |
| Marine Neritic | 26 | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - | |
| Marine Intertidal | - | |
| Shrubland | - |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| fisheries/aquaculture | 26 |
| tourism/recreation | 26 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Island of Lobos (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/island-of-lobos-iba-spain on 24/12/2024.