PT054
Capelinhos


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
Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis LC breeding (2001) 5,713 pairs A4ii, B1ii, B2, C2
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii LC breeding (2000) 138 pairs A4i, B1i, B2, C2
Island Canary Serinus canaria LC resident (1996) common B3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1988 Vulcão dos Capelinhos Nature Reserve (-) -
2008 Capelinhos, Costa Noroeste e Varadouro Área Protegida para a Gestão de Habitats ou Espécies (IV) 41
2008 Capelinhos Área Protegida de Gestão de Recursos (VI) 20

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Introduced vegetation -
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -
Shrubland - Scrub

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research -
tourism/recreation -
not utilised -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Capelinhos (Portugal). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/capelinhos-iba-portugal on 23/12/2024.