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The site was identified as important in 2016 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
Cape Verde Shearwater Calonectris edwardsii	NT	breeding	2014	66-311 individuals	A4ii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2005	Curral Velho	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	<1
2005	Lagoa de Rabil	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Oceanic		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ilhéu de Curral Velho - marine (Cape Verde). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ilhéu-de-curral-velho--marine-iba-cape-verde on 23/11/2024.