Current view: Data table and detailed info
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:
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 |
|
Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
Wetlands (inland) |
- |
Rivers and streams; Standing brackish and salt water |
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 23/12/2024.