Current view: Data table and detailed info
The site was identified as important in 2008 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):
Species |
Red List Category |
Season |
Year(s) |
Population estimate at site |
IBA criteria met |
Little Tern Sternula albifrons |
LC |
breeding |
2003-2007 |
170-334 breeding pairs |
B1ii, C2 |
The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2008).
Protected area (PA) |
PA designation |
PA area (ha) |
Relationship of PA with IBA |
Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
Ria Formosa / Castro Marim
|
Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) |
17,519 |
protected area overlaps with site |
0 |
Ria Formosa
|
Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) |
23,269 |
protected area overlaps with site |
10,456 |
Ria Formosa
|
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance |
16,000 |
protected area overlaps with site |
0 |
Ria Formosa
|
Parque Natural |
17,901 |
protected area overlaps with site |
0 |
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click
here.
Land-use |
Extent (% of site) |
nature conservation and research |
- |
fisheries/aquaculture |
- |
tourism/recreation |
- |
military |
- |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ria Formosa - Oceânica. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ria-formosa--oceânica-iba-portugal on 19/03/2024.