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 |
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Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan | VU | winter (2003–2007) | 602–4,389 birds | A1, A4ii, B1ii, C1, C2 |
Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus | CR | winter (2003–2007) | 67–467 birds | A1, A4ii, B1ii, C1, C2 |
Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus | CR | non-breeding (1999–2007) | 143–5,140 birds | A1, A4ii, B1ii, C1, C2 |
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis | LC | resident (2007) | present | C6 |
Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
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1992 | Aiguamolls de l`Alt Empordà | Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) (VI) | 6 |
1992 | Cap de Creus | Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) (V) | 3 |
1992 | Illes Medes | Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) (V) | 2 |
1992 | Muntanyes de Begur | Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) (V) | 1 |
1998 | Cap de Creus | Parque Natural (V) | 3 |
1998 | Cap Gros-Cap de Creus | Reserva Natural Parcial (IV) | 1 |
1998 | Cap de Norfeu | Reserva Natural Parcial (IV) | <1 |
1998 | Cap de Norfeu | Paraje Natural de Interés Nacional (III) | <1 |
1998 | Cap Gros-Cap de Creus | Paraje Natural de Interés Nacional (III) | <1 |
1998 | Cap de Creus | Reserva Natural Integral (Ia) | <1 |
1998 | Cap de Norfeu | Reserva Natural Integral (Ia) | <1 |
2003 | Castell-Cap Roig | Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) (V) | 1 |
2010 | Del Montgrí, les Illes Medes i el Baix Ter | Parque Natural (V) | 2 |
2010 | Marina de Les Medes | Reserva Natural Parcial (IV) | <1 |
2010 | Les Illes Medes | Reserva Natural Integral (Ia) | <1 |
2010 | Dels Aiguamolls del Baix Ter | Reserva Natural Parcial (IV) | <1 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mar del Empordà (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mar-del-empordà-iba-spain on 23/12/2024.