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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
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	2001	6-10 breeding pairs	C6
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata	LC	resident	2001	3-5 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Thekla's Lark Galerida theklae	LC	resident	2001	frequent	C6
Dartford Warbler Curruca undata	NT	resident	2001	common	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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Forestry plantations	-
Forest	Mixed woodland, Broadleaved evergreen woodland	-
Shrubland	Scrub, Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
forestry	-
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-

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