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The site was identified as important in 2016 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	2013-2015	30-60 breeding pairs	A1, B3, C1, C2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1993	Il-Gżejjer Selmunett (Gżejjer ta' San Pawl)	Riserva Naturali (Gżejjer)	100
1994	Il-Gżejjer ta' San Pawl	Santwarju ta' l-Għasafar	100
2002	Il-Gżejjer ta' San Pawl (Selmunett), limiti tal-Mellieħa	Żona ta' Importanza Ekoloġika/Sit ta' Importanza Xjentifika	100
2003	Il-Gżejjer ta' San Pawl / Selmunett	Żoni Speċjali ta' Konservazzjoni - Importanza Internazzjonali	100
2004	Il-Gzejjer ta' San Pawl (Selmunett)	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	82
2010	Zona fil-Bahar fil-Grigal ta' Malta	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	18
2010	Żona fil-baħar fil-Grigal ta' Malta	Żoni Speċjali ta' Konservazzjoni - Importanza Internazzjonali	18
2016	Il-Bahar ta' madwar Ghawdex	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	18
2016	Il-Baħar ta' madwar Għawdex	Żoni ta' Ħarsien Speċjali	18

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	50
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	30
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		20

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
tourism/recreation	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: St Paul Islands (Malta). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/st-paul-islands-iba-malta on 22/11/2024.