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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
Band-rumped Storm-petrel Hydrobates castro	LC	breeding (1997)	70–130 pairs	B2, C6
Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis	LC	breeding (2001)	2,745 pairs	B1ii, B2, C2
Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri	LC	breeding (1997)	20–40 pairs	B1ii, B2, C2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2008	Costa Noroeste (Ilha Graciosa)	Área Protegida de Gestão de Recursos (VI)	74
2008	Ponta da Barca	Área Protegida para a Gestão de Habitats ou Espécies (IV)	26

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ilhéu da Baleia e Ponta da Barca (Portugal). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ilhéu-da-baleia-e-ponta-da-barca-iba-portugal on 27/12/2024.