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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	resident	2002	60 individuals	A1, C1
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	resident	1999	30-50 breeding pairs	A1, C1
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding	1996	11-50 breeding pairs	C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	2001	frequent	C6
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	2001	20 breeding pairs	A1, C1, C6
Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra	LC	resident	1994	common	B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2002) may differ.

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	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2008	Cuba	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	81

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas	-
Forest	Broadleaved evergreen woodland	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.