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Site description (2002 baseline):
Site location and context
This site, at the occidental coas between Lisboa e Setúbal, includes a litoral band of rocky cliffs, a terrestrial area of shrubland and open fields and also a band of ocean. The cliffs are high and give good nesting habitat for some bird species. The occidental coast is exoposed to winds and marine flowings.
This is a very important place for migrating passerines during autumn migration, and also for birds who nest in cliffs, like
Falco peregrinus.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
There is not any management plan for nature conservation on the Special Protection Area. The human pressure is intensive and permanent: quarries and tourism projects.
National Special Protection Area Cabo Espichel; SIC proposal Arrábida/Espichel.
International Special Protection Area Cabo Espichel; SIC proposal Arrábida/Espichel.
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 23/11/2024.
