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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
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	resident (2002)	60 birds	A1, C1
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	resident (1999)	30–50 pairs	A1, C1
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding (1996)	11–50 pairs	C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding (2001)	frequent	C6
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding (2001)	20 pairs	A1, C1, C6
Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra	LC	resident (1994)	common	B2

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2002. The most recent assessment (2005) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Transportation and service corridors	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Arable land; Other urban and industrial areas
Forest	-	Broadleaved evergreen woodland

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cuba (Portugal). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cuba-iba-portugal on 24/12/2024.