Mondego Estuary (Portugal) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Mondego Estuary

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	winter	2002	140 unknown	C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	passage	2002	frequent	C6
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	winter	2000	505-977 unknown	A4i, B1i, C3, C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding	1999	39-274 breeding pairs	C6
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	2002	4 breeding pairs	C6
Osprey Pandion haliaetus	LC	winter	2001	frequent	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	resident	2000	2 breeding pairs	C6
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	LC	winter	2002	frequent	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2002) may differ.

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2005	not assessed	low	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
no	unset	good

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

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2005	Mondego Estuary	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Standing brackish and salt water	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
other	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
tourism/recreation	-
water management	-
agriculture	-
hunting	-

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