Costa do Corvo (Portugal) IBA | Summary

PT053

Costa do Corvo

Current view: summary

Country/territory: Portugal

IBA criteria met: A4i, A4ii, A4iii, B1i, B1ii, B2, C2, C4, C6 (2002)
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Area: 374 hectares (3.74 km²)

Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves

Site description (2002 baseline)
This IBA includes the coast since the coastline up to the top of the seacliffs in most of the island of Corvo, including the islets of Ponta do Marco. Seacliffs varies between 200m and 700m. Coastal habitats are dominated by macaronesean woodland and cobbles.

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