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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 ('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)	3,688 pairs	A4ii, B1ii, B2, C2
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii	LC	breeding (2000)	46 pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2008	Cedros	Área Protegida de Gestão de Recursos (VI)	5

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

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ribeirinha (Portugal). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ribeirinha-iba-portugal on 27/12/2024.