Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2002
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata | LC | resident | 2002 | 3-6 breeding pairs | C6 |
Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis | LC | breeding | 2002 | 10-100 breeding pairs | A3 |
Black Stork Ciconia nigra | LC | breeding | 2002 | 18-19 breeding pairs | A4i, B1i, B2, C6 |
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo | LC | resident | 2001 | 6-10 breeding pairs | C6 |
Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus | LC | resident | 2002 | 1-5 breeding pairs | C6 |
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus | EN | breeding | 2002 | 20-22 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus | LC | breeding | 2001 | 5-10 breeding pairs | C6 |
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus | LC | resident | 1999 | 110-112 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus | NT | resident | 2002 | 1 breeding pairs | C6 |
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos | LC | resident | 2002 | 6-7 breeding pairs | C6 |
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata | LC | resident | 2002 | 5-7 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus | LC | breeding | 2001 | 11-20 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
Red Kite Milvus milvus | NT | breeding | 2001 | 1 breeding pairs | C6 |
Milvus migrans | NR | breeding | 2001 | 6-10 breeding pairs | C6 |
Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra | LC | resident | 2002 | common | C6 |
Calandrella brachydactyla | NR | resident | 2002 | frequent | C6 |
Spectacled Warbler Sylvia conspicillata | LC | breeding | 2002 | rare | A3 |
Blue Rock-thrush Monticola solitarius | LC | resident | 2002 | 80-200 breeding pairs | B2 |
Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura | LC | resident | 2001 | uncommon | A3, B2, C6 |
Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.
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Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
2005 | low | not assessed | not assessed |
Was the whole site covered? | No | State assessed by | unset |
Accuracy of information | good |
Threats to the site (pressure) | |||||
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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 |
Conservation actions taken at site (response) | |||
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Conservation Designation | Management Planning | Conservation Action | Result |
Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
Protection status:
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Tejo Internacional, Erges e Pônsul | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 50,773 | protected area overlaps with site | 24,205 |
Tejo Internacional | Natural Park | 23,441 | protected area overlaps with site | 16,627 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Forest | Broadleaved evergreen woodland | - |
Shrubland | Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Water fringe vegetation, Rivers and streams | - |
Rocky areas | Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs | - |
Artificial - terrestrial | Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Forestry plantations | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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fisheries/aquaculture | - |
agriculture | - |
forestry | - |
hunting | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
water management | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2019) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Upper River Tejo. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 08/12/2019.