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Site description (2002 baseline):
Site location and context
This site has a wide diversity of good repair habitats and so there is a high specific riches of avifauna.Woodland of evergreen oak (
Q.ilex,
Q.suber) and some dam with water-fringe vegetation.
In the dam is possible to see very waterbirds that occur in Portugal, including:
Podiceps cristatus, Ixobrychus minutus, Ardea purpurea and
Ciconia nigra. Also there are a wide diversity of raptors.In the steppic habitats
Tetrax tetrax occurs in reproductive season and
Otis tarda in post-reproductive season (about 10 individuals). It is also an important area for the threatened
Falco naumanni, due to registered observations of this species in reproductive season.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
There is not a management plan for this site natura 2000, but there is a proposal with a life project that is important for priorities habitats and species,
National:SIC CabrelaInternational:SIC Cabrela
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cabrela (Portugal). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cabrela-iba-portugal on 23/11/2024.
