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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
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii	LC	breeding (2000)	188 pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding (2000)	560 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2011	Ponta das Contendas	Área Protegida para a Gestão de Habitats ou Espécies (IV)	80
2011	Costa das Contendas	Área Protegida de Gestão de Recursos (VI)	5

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-
Shrubland	-

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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