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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key 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 breeding pairs	A4ii, B1ii, B2, C2, C6
Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri	LC	breeding (1997)	45–95 breeding pairs	B1ii, B2, C2, C6
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	breeding (2001)	20,000-49,999 breeding pairs	A4iii, C4

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

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

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

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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 17/01/2025.