The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2001 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea | LC | resident (-) | present | A1 |
Land use | % of IBA |
---|---|
agriculture | - |
hunting | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mahoganies at Banana, Ribeira Montanha, Ilha de Santiago (Cape Verde). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mahoganies-at-banana-ribeira-montanha-ilha-de-santiago-iba-cape-verde on 27/12/2024.