MT007
West of il-Hagra s-Sewda to ix-Xaqqa Cliffs


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2004 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 (-) 500–1,000 pairs C2, C6
Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan VU breeding (-) 80–100 pairs C2, C6

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1996 Diversi Rdumijiet Żoni ta' Sbuħija Naturali (V) 95
1996 Irdumijiet Ta' Madwar il-Kosta miċ-Ċirkewwa sa Bengħisa Żona ta' Importanza Ekoloġika (IV) 94
2003 Rdumijiet ta' Malta Żoni Speċjali ta' Konservazzjoni - Importanza Internazzjonali (IV) 96
2007 Rdumijiet ta' Malta: Ix-Xaqqa sa Wied Moqbol Żoni ta' Ħarsien Speċjali (IV) 38
2011 Wied Moqbol (limiti taż-Żurrieq) Żona għall-Ħarsien tas-Siġar (IV) <1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: West of il-Hagra s-Sewda to ix-Xaqqa Cliffs (Malta). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/west-of-il-hagra-s-sewda-to-ix-xaqqa-cliffs-iba-malta on 06/12/2024.