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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
Located in the south of Fuerteventura, the site comprises a stretch of sandy beach and a line of sandy, muddy offshore bars. Human activities include sand extraction.
The site is very important for breeding
Charadrius alexandrinus, and is one of the best sites in the Canaries for wintering and migrating waders, gulls and terns.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Residential and tourism developments pose a threat to the habitat and its birds.
National Partial
International Partial370 ha of IBA covered by Natural Park (Jandía, 14,318 ha). 370 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Jandía, 2,754 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sotavento beach (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sotavento-beach-iba-spain on 23/11/2024.
