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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan	VU	breeding (1994)	500 pairs	C2, C6

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
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Pollution	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Energy production and mining	likely in short term (<4 years)	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>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 (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1996	Diversi Rdumijiet	Żoni ta' Sbuħija Naturali (V)	98
1996	Irdumijiet Ta' Madwar il-Kosta mill-Ponta ta' l-Aħrax sa Rdum il-Ħmar fil-Mellieħa	Żona ta' Importanza Ekoloġika (IV)	98
1996	Għaram tar-Ramel f'Daħlet Xilep, il-Mellieħa	Żona ta' Importanza Ekoloġika (IV)	2
2003	L-Inħawi tar-Ramla tat-Torri / Rdum tal-Madonna	Żoni Speċjali ta' Konservazzjoni - Importanza Internazzjonali (IV)	95
2007	L-Inħawi tar-Ramla tat-Torri u tal-Irdum tal-Madonna	Żoni ta' Ħarsien Speċjali (IV)	95
2010	Żona fil-baħar fil-Grigal ta' Malta	Żoni Speċjali ta' Konservazzjoni - Importanza Internazzjonali (IV)	2
2016	Il-Baħar ta' madwar Għawdex	Żoni ta' Ħarsien Speċjali (IV)	2

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	100

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 23/12/2024.