PT043
Cabrela


IBA Justification

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

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2005 not assessed low not assessed
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no unset good

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

Habitats

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

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


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.