Key Biodiversity Areas

Tabarca - Cabo de Palos (28516)
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 GullNT2011D1alink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesSterna hirundoCommon TernLC2011link-icon
AvesHydrobates pelagicusEuropean Storm-petrelLC2011link-icon
AvesSterna albifronsLittle TernLC2011link-icon
AvesLarus geneiSlender-billed GullLC2011link-icon

Recommended citation

Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Tabarca - Cabo de Palos. 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 27, 2025.