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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea	LC	breeding (2012–2014)	6,100 birds	A4ii, B1ii, B2, C2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2016	Il-Baħar tat-Tramuntana	Żoni ta' Ħarsien Speċjali (IV)	100
2016	Il-Baħar tat-Tramuntana	Żoni Speċjali ta' Konservazzjoni - Importanza Internazzjonali (IV)	100

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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 26/12/2024.