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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
African Houbara Chlamydotis undulata	VU	resident	2006	3-25 individuals	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 individuals	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Fuerteventura Stonechat Saxicola dacotiae	NT	resident	2006	50-235 breeding pairs	A1, B2, C1, C2
Berthelot's Pipit Anthus berthelotii	LC	resident	2009	present	B3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2011) may differ.

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	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Chlamydotis undulata	24	24	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Cursorius cursor	15	15	breeding pairs	100	favourable

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 area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Pollution	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Natural system modifications	happening now	whole area/population (>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	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1987	Dunas de Corralejo e Isla de Lobos	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
1987	Corralejo	Parque Natural	99
1996	Corralejo	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Desert	Semidesert	26
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Shrubland		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.