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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri	LC	breeding (1997)	25–55 pairs	B1ii, B2, C2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2004	Cultura da Vinha-Ponta do Mistério	Paisagem Protegida (V)	75

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Introduced vegetation	-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-
Shrubland	-

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mistério da Prainha (Portugal). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mistério-da-prainha-iba-portugal on 27/12/2024.