Monforte plains (Portugal) IBA | Summary

PT018

Monforte plains

Current view: summary

Country/territory: Portugal

IBA criteria met: A1, B2, B3, C1, C6 (2002)
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Area: 1,593 hectares (15.93 km²)

Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves

Site description (2002 baseline)
Open country with cultivation and grassland, alternating with open woodland of evergreen oak Quercus ilex and olive-groves. Fallow fields are grazed by sheep.

Key biodiversity
Important to conservation of species with a unfavourable statute of conservation, specially for breeding birds of steppic habitats. Also it is important presence of Burhinus oedicnemus, Coracias garrulus, and others.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Monforte plains (Portugal). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/monforte-plains-iba-portugal on 24/12/2024.