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Ilhéu de Curral Velho and adjacent coastal area


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2022 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
Cape Verde Shearwater Calonectris edwardsii NT breeding 2006-2019 530-616 mature individuals A4, B1a
Cape Verde Sparrow Passer iagoensis LC resident 1996 present A2

The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2022).


IBA Conservation

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2022 favourable high not assessed
Was the whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes population good

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Scientific name Common name Reference population Actual population Units % of population remaining Result
Phaethon aethereus Red-billed Tropicbird 4 4 mature individuals 100 favourable
Hydrobates jabejabe Cape Verde Storm-petrel 83 83 mature individuals 100 favourable
Calonectris edwardsii Cape Verde Shearwater 616 616 mature individuals 100 favourable
Sula leucogaster Brown Booby 308 308 mature individuals 100 favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1 Threat level 2 Timing Scope Severity Result
Biological resource use hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - motivation unknown/unrecorded happening now majority/most of area/population (50-90%) moderate to rapid deterioration high
Human intrusions and disturbance recreational activities happening now majority/most of area/population (50-90%) moderate to rapid deterioration high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation Management planning Other conservation action Result
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed
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IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Ilheu Curral Velho Nature Reserve 50 protected area contained by site 50
Curral Velho Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 0 protected area overlaps with site 0

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ilhéu de Curral Velho and adjacent coastal area. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ilhéu-de-curral-velho-and-adjacent-coastal-area-iba-cape-verde on 19/03/2024.