Data Zone
Country/territory: Malta
IBA criteria met: C2, C6 (2004)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 20 hectares (0.20 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2013 | not assessed | very high | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site description (2000 baseline)
Sheer sea cliffs (135 m high), on the island of Gozo, with profuse vegetation on some ledges.
Key biodiversity
The cliffs support the largest breeding colony of Calonectris diomedea in the Maltese islands, and are a stronghold for Monticola solitarius. One of the last known breeding pairs of Falco peregrinus in Malta nested here, but was shot in the early 1980s, and a pair of Tyto alba used to breed here in the 1970s. The rocky cliff-top area is one of the best breeding areas in Malta for Calandrella brachydactyla, Sylvia conspicillata and Miliaria calandra.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ta'Cenc cliffs (Malta). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tacenc-cliffs-iba-malta on 23/12/2024.