Data Zone
Country/territory: Portugal
IBA Criteria met: B2, B3, C6 (2002)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 108,094 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2005 | low | not assessed | not assessed |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
A series of mountain ranges (Coroa, Montesinho and Nogueira), located in the north-east corner of Portugal, with a continental-type climate. There is a vast forest of deciduous oak Quercus pyrenaica, together with heathland and other shrublands.
Key biodiversity
The area holds a very diversified bird fauna, with over 126 breeding species.These mountains support important numbers of breeding raptors
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2020) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Montesinho and Nogueira mountains. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 21/10/2020.
