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Country/territory: Portugal

IBA criteria met: A4i, A4ii, B1i, B1ii, B2, B3, C2 (2002)
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Area: 215 hectares (2.15 km²)

Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves

Site description (2002 baseline)
This IBA is constituted by two distinct zones: the first along the western coast, from Porto dos Capelinhos to the Porto da Fajã; the second includes the volcano of Capelinhos, active in 1957-58, and the adjacent coastline.constituída por um cone vulcânico costeiro, uma praia de areia e falésias adjacentes.

Key biodiversity
Important for breeding seabirds, especially the Cory's Shearwater and the Roseate Tern.