Current view: Data table and detailed info
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 |
| White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala |
EN |
resident (2009) |
max 25 pairs |
A1, B1i, B2, C1, C2 |
| Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus |
LC |
non-breeding (2009) |
134–1,507 birds |
B1i, C2 |
| Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis |
LC |
resident (2010) |
30–40 pairs |
C2, C6 |
| Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis |
NT |
breeding (2009) |
present |
A3 |
| Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta |
LC |
resident (2009) |
18–990 pairs |
A4i, B1i, C2, C6 |
| Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii |
VU |
non-breeding (2009) |
20–715 birds |
A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2 |
| Little Tern Sternula albifrons |
LC |
breeding (2007–2009) |
86–104 pairs |
B2, C2, C6 |
| Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo |
LC |
resident (2004) |
3–10 pairs |
C6 |
| Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata |
LC |
resident (2009) |
4–5 pairs |
C2 |
| Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus |
LC |
resident (2008) |
min 10 pairs |
C6 |
| Dupont's Lark Chersophilus duponti |
VU |
resident (2010) |
7–12 males |
C6 |
| Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata |
LC |
breeding (2009) |
present |
A3 |
| Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica |
LC |
breeding (2009) |
present |
A3 |
| Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura |
LC |
resident (2009) |
present |
A3 |
| Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus |
LC |
resident (2008) |
min 100 pairs |
C2, C6 |
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Desert |
26 |
Semidesert |
| Grassland |
26 |
Steppes and dry calcareous grassland |
| Shrubland |
26 |
Scrub; Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal |
minor (<10) |
|
| Marine Intertidal |
minor (<10) |
|
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) |
minor (<10) |
Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs |
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| agriculture |
- |
| tourism/recreation |
- |
| urban/industrial/transport |
- |
| fisheries/aquaculture |
- |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mountain range and saltpans at Cabo de Gata (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mountain-range-and-saltpans-at-cabo-de-gata-iba-spain on 23/12/2024.
