Key Biodiversity Areas

Estrecho de Gibraltar (28513)
Spain, Europe

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesPuffinus mauretanicusBalearic ShearwaterCR2011A1a, A1c, B1, D1alink-icon
AvesLarus audouiniiAudouin's GullNT2011B1, D1alink-icon
AvesCatharacta skuaGreat SkuaLC2011D1alink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesMorus bassanusNorthern GannetLC2011link-icon
AvesSterna sandvicensisSandwich TernLC2011link-icon
AvesCalonectris diomedeaCory's ShearwaterLC2011link-icon

Recommended citation

Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Estrecho de Gibraltar. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 15, 2025.