Alter do Chão (Portugal) IBA | Summary

PT017

Alter do Chão

Current view: summary

Country/territory: Portugal

IBA criteria met: A1, B2, C1, C6 (2002)
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Area: 1,317 hectares (13.17 km²)

Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves

Site description (2002 baseline)
Steppic agricultural land of wheat-fields and dry pasture, with scattered evergreen oak Quercus woodland.

Key biodiversity
Important for three species of steppic habitats.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Alter do Chão (Portugal). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/alter-do-chão-iba-portugal on 24/12/2024.