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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	breeding (2002)	5–10 pairs	C6
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding (2001)	1 pairs	C6
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	breeding (2002)	uncommon	C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident (2001)	5–10 pairs	C6
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding (2001)	6–8 pairs	B2, C6
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident (2001)	15–20 pairs	B2, C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident (2001)	4 pairs	C6
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata	LC	resident (2001)	2 pairs	B2, C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	resident (2001)	1–5 pairs	C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding (2001)	10–20 pairs	C6
Blue Rock-thrush Monticola solitarius	LC	resident (2002)	common	B2
Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura	LC	resident (2001)	frequent	B2, C6

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2010	Faia Brava	Área Protegida Privada (VI)	1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	58	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Artificial/Terrestrial	30	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	9	Inland cliffs
Wetlands (inland)	3	Rivers and streams

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Côa valley (Portugal). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/côa-valley-iba-portugal on 22/12/2024.