ES002
Ons islands


Country/territory: Spain

IBA criteria met: A4i, B1i, B3, C3 (2011)
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Area: 429 hectares (4.29 km2)

SEO/BirdLife

Site description (2000 baseline)
Two small islands in the Ría de Pontevedra estuary, covered by scrub and grasslands. The main human activity is tourism.

Key biodiversity
This is an important site for breeding seabirds.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ons islands (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ons-islands-iba-spain on 21/12/2024.