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Llobregat delta


IBA Justification

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
Little Crake Zapornia parva LC resident (2009) present C6
Little Crake Zapornia parva LC passage (2009) present C6
Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla LC resident (2009) present C6
Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla LC passage (2009) present C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus LC breeding (2009) 13–22 pairs C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus LC breeding (2009) 45–347 pairs B1i, C2, C6
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus LC resident (2009) 9–78 pairs B2
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus LC winter (2009) 250–4,100 birds C2
Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii VU breeding (2011) max 380 pairs A1, A4i, B1i, B2, C1, C2
Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii VU passage (2009) 110–2,437 birds A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus LC winter (2009) 6–11 birds C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus LC resident (2009) max 1 pairs C6
Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon LC resident (2009) 1–5 pairs C6

IBA Conservation

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 not assessed very high very low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes unset poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Transportation and service corridors happe­ning now whole of popul­ation/area (>90%) rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations) very high
Human intrusions and disturbance happe­ning now whole of popul­ation/area (>90%) rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations) very high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes happe­ning now whole of popul­ation/area (>90%) rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations) very high
Pollution happe­ning now whole of popul­ation/area (>90%) rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations) very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Some of area covered (10–49%) Not assessed Not assessed very low

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (category) % coverage of IBA
1987 Ricarda-Ca l`Arana Reserva Natural Parcial (IV) 5
1987 Remolar-Filipines Reserva Natural Parcial (IV) 3
1987 El Remolar--Filipines Natural Reserve (-) 3
1987 La Ricarda--Ca l'Arana Natural Reserve (-) 5
1992 Delta del Llobregat Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) (V) 24

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial 65 Arable land; Other urban and industrial areas; Ruderal land
Forest 5 Native coniferous woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -
Marine Intertidal -
Marine Neritic -

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 40
urban/industrial/transport 15
nature conservation and research 10
tourism/recreation 10
forestry 10
not utilised 10


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Llobregat delta (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/llobregat-delta-iba-spain on 03/12/2024.