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The site was identified as important in 2004 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan	VU	breeding	1994	500 breeding pairs	C2, C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2004. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	likely in short term (within 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Pollution	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1996	Diversi Rdumijiet	Żoni ta' Sbuħija Naturali	98
1996	Irdumijiet Ta' Madwar il-Kosta mill-Ponta ta' l-Aħrax sa Rdum il-Ħmar fil-Mellieħa	Żona ta' Importanza Ekoloġika	98
1996	Għaram tar-Ramel f'Daħlet Xilep, il-Mellieħa	Żona ta' Importanza Ekoloġika	2
2003	L-Inħawi tar-Ramla tat-Torri / Rdum tal-Madonna	Żoni Speċjali ta' Konservazzjoni - Importanza Internazzjonali	95
2004	L-Inhawi tar-Ramla tat-Torri u tal-Irdum tal-Madonna	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2004	L-Inhawi tar-Ramla tat-Torri u tal-Irdum tal-Madonna	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	95
2007	L-Inħawi tar-Ramla tat-Torri u tal-Irdum tal-Madonna	Żoni ta' Ħarsien Speċjali	95
2010	Zona fil-Bahar fil-Grigal ta' Malta	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
2010	Żona fil-baħar fil-Grigal ta' Malta	Żoni Speċjali ta' Konservazzjoni - Importanza Internazzjonali	2
2016	Il-Bahar ta' madwar Ghawdex	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2
2016	Il-Baħar ta' madwar Għawdex	Żoni ta' Ħarsien Speċjali	2

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rdum Tal-Madonna (Malta). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rdum-tal-madonna-iba-malta on 22/11/2024.