BirdLife Data Zone

PT026

Cuba

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	resident	2002	60 individuals	A1, C1
Great Bustard Otis tarda	VU	resident	1999	30-50 breeding pairs	A1, C1
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding	1996	11-50 breeding pairs	C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	2001	frequent	C6
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	2001	20 breeding pairs	A1, C1, C6
Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra	LC	resident	1994	common	B2

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

IBA Conservation

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment (most recent)	State (condition)	Pressure (threat)	Response (action)
2005	not assessed	low	not assessed
Was the whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
no	unset	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Transportation and service corridors	utility & service lines	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low

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

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

IBA Protection

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Cuba	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	4,081	protected area overlaps with site	4,081

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved evergreen woodland	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-
hunting	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cuba. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cuba-iba-portugal on 01/10/2023.