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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis	LC	resident (2005)	min 2 breeding pairs	C6
African Houbara Chlamydotis undulata	VU	resident (2006)	1–5 individuals	B2
Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor	LC	resident (2006)	min 37 individuals	A4i, B1i, B2, C2
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus	LC	resident (1988)	60 breeding pairs	B2
Fuerteventura Stonechat Saxicola dacotiae	NT	resident (2006)	690–1,130 breeding pairs	A1, A2, B2, C1, C2, C6
Berthelot's Pipit Anthus berthelotii	LC	resident (1995)	common	A2, B3
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus	LC	resident (1995)	common	C6

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.

State (condition of the key species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Chlamydotis undulata	8 / 8 (breeding pairs)	100	favourable
Cursorius cursor	4 / 4 (breeding pairs)	100	favourable
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus	60 / 60 (individuals)	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happen­ing now	whole popul­ation/area (>90%)	moderate deteri­oration (10–30% in 3 gener­ations)	very high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happen­ing now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate deteri­oration (10–30% in 3 gener­ations)	high
Residential and commercial development	happen­ing now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate deteri­oration (10–30% in 3 gener­ations)	high
Energy production and mining	happen­ing now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate deteri­oration (10–30% in 3 gener­ations)	high
Transportation and service corridors	happen­ing now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate deteri­oration (10–30% in 3 gener­ations)	high
Biological resource use	happen­ing now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate deteri­oration (10–30% in 3 gener­ations)	high
Natural system modifications	happen­ing now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate deteri­oration (10–30% in 3 gener­ations)	high
Pollution	happen­ing now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate deteri­oration (10–30% in 3 gener­ations)	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happen­ing now	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Most of site (50–90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	No manage­ment planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1987	Jandía	Parque Natural (II)	79
1987	Playa del Matorral	Sitio de Interés Científico (Ib)	1
1987	Jandía	Nature Park (V)	77

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	26
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	minor (<10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Arable land
Desert	-	Semidesert
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Inland cliffs
Shrubland	-

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	26
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Peninsula of Jandía (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/peninsula-of-jandía-iba-spain on 15/01/2025.