Data Zone
Country/territory: Portugal
IBA criteria met: C6 (2002)
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Area: 1 ha
Site description (2002 baseline)
Small inshore rocky islet, near 250 metres at SE of Ponta de Altar, close to River Arade mouth. The islet (leixão) has a very little area, with cliffy banks to a maximum altitude of 23 metres.The flat top is relatively plane and covered by spread scrub.
Key biodiversity
The most important heronry on offshore rocky islets in Portugal.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Leixão da Gaivota (Portugal). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/leixão-da-gaivota-iba-portugal on 23/11/2024.