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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
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	breeding	1996	10 breeding pairs	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	1996	6-8 breeding pairs	C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	1996	10-12 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding	1996	20-25 breeding pairs	C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	breeding	1996	3-4 breeding pairs	C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	breeding	1997	13-15 breeding pairs	C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	1996	600-800 breeding pairs	C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident	1996	25-30 breeding pairs	C6
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana	LC	breeding	1996	frequent	C6

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
1971	Peneda-Gerês	Parque Nacional	34
1971	Peneda-Gerês	National Park - Buffer Zone	50
1990	Serra do Gerês	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
1997	Peneda / Gerês	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	92
2009	Geres - Xures	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Forestry plantations	-
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Broadleaved evergreen woodland, Treeline ecotone, Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland, Humid grasslands	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs	-
Shrubland	Scrub, Heathland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Raised bogs	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gerês mountains (Portugal). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gerês-mountains-iba-portugal on 23/11/2024.