Norte do Corvo e Faial - Oceânica (Portugal) IBA | Details

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Norte do Corvo e Faial - Oceânica

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2008 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
Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis	LC	breeding (2006–2007)	90,000 birds	A4ii, B1ii, C2

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2011	Oceânica do Faial	Área Protegida para a Gestão de Habitats ou Espécies (IV)	100

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Neritic	100

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	-
military	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Norte do Corvo e Faial - Oceânica (Portugal). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/norte-do-corvo-e-faial--oceânica-iba-portugal on 28/12/2024.