CV005
Pedra Badejo lagoons


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2001 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
Cape Verde Swamp-warbler Acrocephalus brevipennis VU resident 1996 present A1, A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
2005 Lagoa de Pedra Badejo Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 64

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pedra Badejo lagoons (Cape Verde). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pedra-badejo-lagoons-iba-cape-verde on 23/11/2024.