Data Zone
Country/territory: Portugal
Subnational region(s): Azores
IBA Justification: A4ii, A4iii, B1ii, B2, C2, C4, C6 (2002)
Area: 979 hectares (9.79 km2)
BirdLife Partner(s): Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves
Site description (2002 baseline)
The IBA follows the coastline in two different areas: the seacliffs of Ponta dos Rosais, and the zone of Urzelina, with rocky seacliffs with ca. 200m high. Both areas are often covered with macaronesean woodland and have frequently gravel and cobble beaches at coastline.
Key biodiversity
Particularly important for breeding seabirds, includes the second largest colony of Cory's Shearwater in the archipelago
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ponta dos Rosais - Urzelina (Portugal). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ponta-dos-rosais--urzelina-iba-portugal on 24/01/2025.