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Majona coast


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
Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis LC breeding (2007) 300 pairs B2

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1994 Majona Parque Natural (II) 43
1994 Puntallana Reserva Natural Especial (V) 25

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -
Marine Intertidal -
Shrubland - Scrub

Land use

Land use % of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture 26
tourism/recreation 26


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Majona coast (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/majona-coast-iba-spain on 28/12/2024.