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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
Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis	NT	breeding (2001)	common	A3
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	breeding (2002)	100 birds	A1, C1
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	breeding (2000)	rare	C6
Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus	LC	breeding (2001)	8–10 pairs	C6
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata	LC	breeding (2001)	1–3 pairs	C6
Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans	LC	breeding (2001)	uncommon	A3
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	LC	breeding (2001)	uncommon	A3

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	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Arable land
Forest	-	Broadleaved evergreen woodland
Shrubland	-	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers and streams; Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-

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