MT014
Tramuntana offshore


IBA Justification

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
Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea LC breeding 2012-2014 6,100 individuals A4ii, B1ii, B2, C2

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
2016 Il-Baħar tat-Tramuntana Żoni ta' Ħarsien Speċjali 100
2016 Il-Baħar tat-Tramuntana Żoni Speċjali ta' Konservazzjoni - Importanza Internazzjonali 100
2016 Il-Bahar tat-Tramuntana Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tramuntana offshore (Malta). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tramuntana-offshore-iba-malta on 24/11/2024.