PT004
Sabôr and Maçãs


Country/territory: Portugal

IBA criteria met: B2, B3, C6 (2002)
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Area: 50,674 ha

Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2014 not assessed high low
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Site description (2002 baseline)
Steep valleys with high cliffs in the watershed of the Sabôr river (the best well-preserved tributary of the Douro, at the moment) in north-east Portugal. There is sclerophyllous scrub and farmland on the intervening plateaus.

Key biodiversity
The site holds important numbers of cliff-nesting bird species.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sabôr and Maçãs (Portugal). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sabôr-and-maçãs-iba-portugal on 22/11/2024.