PT065
Fajã das Almas


IBA Justification

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) 3,812 pairs A4ii, B1ii, B2, C2

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2011 Fajã das Almas Área Protegida para a Gestão de Habitats ou Espécies (IV) 93

Habitats

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

Land use

Land use % of IBA
tourism/recreation -
agriculture -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Fajã das Almas (Portugal). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/fajã-das-almas-iba-portugal on 28/12/2024.