PT026
Cuba


Country/territory: Portugal

IBA Criteria met: A1, B2, C1, C6 (2002)
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Area: 5,049 ha

Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves
Most recent IBA monitoring assessment
Year of assessment Threat score (pressure) Condition score (state) Action score (response)
2005 low not assessed not assessed
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Site description
Plain area in the Baixo Alentejo, with cultures of cereals and some places with evergreen woodland of oaks.

Key biodiversity
It is an important area for steppic species. Includes about 10% of the national population of Falco naumanni and during the postnuptial season are important the populations of Otis tarda (5%) and Tetrax tetrax.Burhinus oedicnemus is common in this area.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Cuba. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 31/03/2023.