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Ilhéu das Cabras


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2021 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
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis LC breeding (2021) min 887 birds B3a, C3
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii LC breeding (2015) min 41 pairs B1b, B3a

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2011 Ilhéus das Cabras Área Protegida para a Gestão de Habitats ou Espécies (IV) 57
2011 Ilhéus das Cabras Área Protegida de Gestão de Recursos (VI) 43

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)

Land use

Land use % of IBA
not utilised -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ilhéu das Cabras (Portugal). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ilhéu-das-cabras-iba-portugal on 25/12/2024.