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Ponta dos Rosais - Urzelina


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis LC breeding (2001) 27,214 pairs A4ii, B1ii, B2, C2, C6
Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri LC breeding (1997) 45–95 pairs B1ii, B2, C2, C6
A4iii Species group - seabirds n/a breeding (2001) 20,000-49,999 pairs A4iii, C4

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2011 Costa Noroeste (Ilha de São Jorge) Área Protegida para a Gestão de Habitats ou Espécies (IV) 48
2011 Costa Sudoeste (Ilha de São Jorge) Área Protegida para a Gestão de Habitats ou Espécies (IV) 15
2011 Ponta dos Rosais Monumento Natural (III) 8
2011 Costa das Velas Área Protegida para a Gestão de Habitats ou Espécies (IV) 4
2011 Entre Morros Área Protegida de Gestão de Recursos (VI) 2
2011 Costa Oeste (Ilha de São Jorge) Área Protegida de Gestão de Recursos (VI) 1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -
Shrubland -

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ponta dos Rosais - Urzelina (Portugal). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ponta-dos-rosais--urzelina-iba-portugal on 26/12/2024.