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Birds
Audouin’s gull
Ichthyaetus audouinii (Payraudeau, 1826)
A gull endemic to the Mediterranean, recognisable by its coral-red bill with a black band and its grey-green legs. It nests in…
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EN
Marine fauna
Ferruginous limpet
Patella ferruginea Gmelin, 1791
A gastropod mollusc endemic to the western Mediterranean, it is considered the most endangered marine invertebrate in the basin. It lives firmly…
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Birds
European shag
Gulosus aristotelis desmarestii (Payraudeau, 1826)
A black seabird with metallic green sheen, present year-round along the rocky coasts of the Sinis and around Mal di Ventre Island.…
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LC
Marine flora
Posidonia oceanica
Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile
Endemic sea plant of the Mediterranean Sea, it forms extensive underwater meadows that constitute one of the most important and productive ecosystems…
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Birds
Kentish plover
Charadrius alexandrinus Linnaeus, 1758
A small wader that nests on the sandy beaches of the Sinis. Its population is in sharp decline due to human disturbance…
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CR
Marine fauna
Noble pen shell
Pinna nobilis Linnaeus, 1758
The largest bivalve mollusc in the Mediterranean, it can exceed 120 cm in height. It lives embedded in the seabed among the…
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NT
Birds
Scopoli’s shearwater
Calonectris diomedea (Scopoli, 1769)
A pelagic seabird that nests in colonies on the islands of the western Mediterranean. Mal di Ventre Island hosts a breeding colony…
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Marine fauna
Bottlenose dolphin
Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821)
The most common dolphin in Mediterranean coastal waters. Resident groups are regularly sighted within the MPA, with documented permanent presences of mother–calf…
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