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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
Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara	LC	resident	1996	6 breeding pairs	B2
African Houbara Chlamydotis undulata	VU	resident	2006	11-17 individuals	A1, B2, C1
White-faced Storm-petrel Pelagodroma marina	LC	breeding	2000-2001	35-55 breeding pairs	C6
European Storm-petrel Hydrobates pelagicus	LC	breeding	2000-2001	280-540 breeding pairs	B1ii, C2, C6
Band-rumped Storm-petrel Hydrobates castro	LC	breeding	2000-2001	115-185 breeding pairs	B1ii, B2, C2, C6
Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis	LC	non-breeding	2006	min 10,000 individuals	A4ii, B1ii, C2, C6
Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis	LC	breeding	2000-2001	10,492-13,500 breeding pairs	A4ii, B1ii, B2, C2, C6
Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri	LC	breeding	2000-2001	30-60 breeding pairs	B1ii, B2, C2, C6
Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii	LC	breeding	2000-2001	210-390 breeding pairs	B1ii, B2, C2, C6
Osprey Pandion haliaetus	LC	resident	2001	4-5 breeding pairs	C6
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	resident	2008	2 breeding pairs	A1, C1, C6
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae	LC	breeding	2008	276-307 breeding pairs	A4ii, B1iii, B2, C2, C6
Berthelot's Pipit Anthus berthelotii	LC	resident	2009	present	B3
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	breeding	1987	9,230-12,000 breeding pairs	A4iii, C4

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
Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii	210	210	individuals	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	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
1987	Archipiélago de Chinijo	Parque Natural	3
1987	Los Islotes	Reserva Natural Integral	<1
1995	Reserva Marina de la Isla Graciosa y de los Islotes del Norte de Lanzarote	Reservas Marinas	49
1996	Archipiélago Chinijo	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1996	Los Islotes	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1997	Sebadales de La Graciosa	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2006	Islotes del norte de Lanzarote y Famara	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1
2014	Espacio marino de los Islotes de Lanzarote	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	92
2015	Espacio marino del oriente y sur de Lanzarote-Fuerteventura	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	96

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
ADENA	0
Amigos de la Pardela Cenicienta	0

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Desert	Semidesert	-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Marine Intertidal		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
fisheries/aquaculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lanzarote islets (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lanzarote-islets-iba-spain on 23/11/2024.