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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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

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

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
African Houbara Chlamydotis undulata	VU	resident (2006)	3–25 birds	A1, B2, C1, C2, C6
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	resident (2009)	present	B2, C6
Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor	LC	resident (2006)	min 33 birds	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Fuerteventura Stonechat Saxicola dacotiae	NT	resident (2006)	50–235 pairs	A1, B2, C1, C2
Berthelot's Pipit Anthus berthelotii	LC	resident (2009)	present	B3

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 trigger species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Chlamydotis undulata	24 / 24 (pairs)	100	good
Cursorius cursor	15 / 15 (pairs)	100	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high
Pollution	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Transportation and service corridors	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Residential and commercial development	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	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	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	Corralejo	Parque Natural (II)	99

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Desert	26	Semidesert
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-
Shrubland	-

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	26
tourism/recreation	26
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sandy plain of Corralejo (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sandy-plain-of-corralejo-iba-spain on 24/12/2024.