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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
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	1997	1 breeding pairs	C6
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding	1997	10 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident	1997	11-50 breeding pairs	C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	1994	11-13 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident	1997	3-4 breeding pairs	C6
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata	LC	breeding	1997	1-5 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding	1994	40-60 breeding pairs	B3, C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	breeding	1994	5-8 breeding pairs	C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	resident	1997	1-5 breeding pairs	C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	resident	1997	1-5 breeding pairs	C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	1997	5-10 breeding pairs	C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident	1997	1-5 breeding pairs	C6
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	LC	breeding	1997	common	C6
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana	LC	breeding	1997	common	C6

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

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.

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1979	Montesinho	Parque Natural	69
1988	Montesinho / Nogueira	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
1997	Montesinho / Nogueira	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	97

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Forestry plantations	-
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Treeline ecotone	-
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland, Humid grasslands	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs	-
Shrubland	Scrub, Heathland, Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Montesinho and Nogueira mountains (Portugal). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/montesinho-and-nogueira-mountains-iba-portugal on 23/11/2024.