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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	resident (1996)	2–3 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1971	Mata Nacional dos Medos	Botanical Reserve (Ia)	2
1976	Arrábida	Parque Natural (V)	20
1997	Pedra da Mua	Monumento Natural (III)	<1
1997	Lagosteiros	Monumento Natural (III)	<1
2015	Arrabida	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) (UA)	15

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Arable land; Other urban and industrial areas
Forest	-	Native coniferous woodland; Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-
Marine Neritic	-
Shrubland	-	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cabo Espichel (Portugal). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cabo-espichel-iba-portugal on 27/12/2024.