Fauna of the island of Cabrera in Majorca

Mainly in rocky outcrops smaller islands - - The seabirds nest-stands are important: Cory’s shearwater (Calonectris diomedea), the shearwaters (Puffinus puffinus), the shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis), Ring of Audouin (Larus audouinii) and the yellow-legged gull (Larus ridibundus): Leach’s storm or storm petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) and the Balearic shearwater (Puffinus mauretanicus) are less likely.

Coastal cliffs are an ideal habitat for breeding birds of prey like the peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), Eleonora’s falcon or marine falcon (Falco eleonorae) and the fish eagle or osprey (Pandion haliaetus) Osprey.

Several documents of the thirteenth century is preserved indicating that among the resources Cabrera were hawks. Usually, in the lease of the island, the reserves were excluded Hawks: Hawks were sent through Ciutat (that is to say, Palma de Mallorca), Tarragona, because they belonged to the provost Tarragona.

Cabrera is also of great importance as an area of ​​passage of migratory birds, which has seen more than 130 species, using the islands of the archipelago as a resting place in the spring and fall.

Among passerines found as residents: the greenfinch (Chloris chloris) and Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), as wintering: the thrush, the black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) and red robins (Erithacus rubecula). Among the migratory found in abundance of warblers, the redstart (Phoenicurus), the pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca), the oriole (Oriolus oriolus) and the willow warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus). The Sardinian warbler of the Balearic Islands (Sylvia sarda var. Balearica) is endemic.

Sea turtles are another group of vertebrates in the usual waters of the National Park. The most abundant species is the loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta), which can often be seen swimming on the surface, but the Moorish tortoise (Testudo graeca graeca) and green turtle (Chelonia mydas) are also present. However, the leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), much larger, is very rare.

The human presence has introduced invasive non-native species such as civet, the house mouse and hedgehog in North Africa.

The waters of Cabrera National Park are frequented by various species of cetaceans. The best known are the dolphins, which sometimes approach the coast and boats. The most common species are the common dolphin (Delphinus delphis), the striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) and bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). We also note the presence of whales and occasionally sperm whales, although they do not approach the land.