CV002
Ribeira do Rabil


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 Sparrow Passer iagoensis LC resident 1996 present 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 Rabil Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 24

Land use

Land use % of IBA
tourism/recreation -
urban/industrial/transport -
other -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ribeira do Rabil (Cape Verde). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ribeira-do-rabil-iba-cape-verde on 23/11/2024.