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Ria Formosa - Oceânica


IBA Justification

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).


IBA Protection

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 Parque Natural 17,901 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

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Marine Neritic -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

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.