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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
Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis	LC	breeding (2001)	14,157 pairs	B1ii, B2, C2
Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri	LC	breeding (1997)	20–40 pairs	B1ii, B2, C2
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	breeding (2001)	10,000-19,999 pairs	A4iii, C4

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2008	Ribeiras	Área Protegida para a Gestão de Habitats ou Espécies (IV)	45

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

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Costa Sudeste do Pico (Portugal). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/costa-sudeste-do-pico-iba-portugal on 27/12/2024.