PT050
Serra de Monchique


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2002 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):
Species Current IUCN Red List Category Season Year(s) Population estimate at site IBA criteria met
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo LC resident 2001 rare C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus LC breeding 2001 20-25 individuals B2, C6
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata LC resident 2001 10-12 breeding pairs B2, C2, C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea LC resident 2001 common C6
Thekla's Lark Galerida theklae LC resident 2001 common C6
Dartford Warbler Curruca undata NT resident 2001 common C6

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2002).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina Parque Natural 89,572 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Monchique Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 76,541 protected area contained by site 0
Monchique Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 76,541 protected area contained by site 76,008
Costa Sudoeste Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 118,263 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Arade / Odelouca Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 2,139 protected area overlaps with site 387

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Mixed woodland, Broadleaved evergreen woodland -
Shrubland Scrub, Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis -
Wetlands (inland) Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation -
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land, Forestry plantations -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
agriculture -
forestry -
hunting -
tourism/recreation -
nature conservation and research -
other -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Serra de Monchique. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/serra-de-monchique-iba-portugal on 04/12/2023.