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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis	LC	resident	2005	193-545 breeding pairs	C2, C6
African Houbara Chlamydotis undulata	VU	resident	2006	16-33 individuals	A1, B2, C1, C2, C6
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	resident	2005	42-147 breeding pairs	B1i, C2, C6
Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor	LC	resident	2006	290-350 individuals	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Fuerteventura Stonechat Saxicola dacotiae	NT	resident	2006	130-210 breeding pairs	A1, B2, C1, C2
Berthelot's Pipit Anthus berthelotii	LC	resident	2005	497-894 breeding pairs	B3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2011) may differ.

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.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Chlamydotis undulata	24	24	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Burhinus oedicnemus	10	10	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Cursorius cursor	40	40	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Energy production and mining	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
Some of site covered (10-49%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1987	Jandía	Parque Natural	94
1987	Jandía	Nature Park	40
1989	Jandía	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	72
1996	Jandía	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	80

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Desert	Semidesert	52
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		minor (<10)
Marine Intertidal		minor (<10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Other urban and industrial areas	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	26
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Isthmus of Jandía sandy plain (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/isthmus-of-jandía-sandy-plain-iba-spain on 23/11/2024.