Portugal

Introduction: The importance of birds to biodiversity

State: What we know about the changing state of birds

Response: What can be done to improve the status of birds

Key publications

References

RamÃrez, I., Geraldes, P., Meirinho, A., Amorim, P. and Paiva, V. (2008) Ãreas Importantes para as Aves Marinhas em Portugal [Marine Important Bird Areas in Portugal]. Lisboa: Sociedade Portuguesa Para o Estudo das Avas. [In Portuguese and English]
Costa, L. T., Nunes, M., Geraldes, P. and Costa, H. (2003) Zonas Importantas para as Aves em Portugal [Important Bird Areas in Portugal]. Lisboa: Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estdo das Aves. [In Portuguese]

Portugal at a glance

Land area

92,090 km²

BirdLife Partner

Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves

Species
Total number of birds	312
Globally threatened birds	20
Country endemics	6
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	106
Total IBA area	29,254 km²
IBA area as % of land area	32%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	2

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: Portugal. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/portugal on 22/12/2024.