Current view: Data table and detailed info
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:
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 |
Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
Introduced vegetation |
- |
|
Marine Coastal/Supratidal |
- |
|
Shrubland |
- |
Scrub |
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.