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The site was identified as important in 2002 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	2001	1-2 breeding pairs	C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	1999	frequent	C6
Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus	LC	resident	2001	6-8 breeding pairs	B2, C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	2001	7-10 breeding pairs	C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	2001	8-10 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	LC	breeding	2001	36-40 breeding pairs	B1iii, B2, C2, C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding	2001	8-10 breeding pairs	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2002) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2002. The most recent assessment (2005) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1997	Cabeção	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved evergreen woodland, Treeline ecotone	75
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Forestry plantations	25
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	80
agriculture	20
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
water management	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cabeção (Portugal). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cabeção-iba-portugal on 22/11/2024.