Data Zone
Country/territory: Portugal
IBA criteria met: A4i, B1i, B2, C3, C6 (2002)
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Area: 2,672 hectares (26.72 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2005 | not assessed | low | not assessed |
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Site description (2000 baseline)
A complex of two coastal lagoons and a stretch of well-consolidated sand-dunes, on the south-west coast of Portugal, just north of the town of Sines. Both lagoons have extensive reedbeds. This site is an amalgamation of two sites that featured in the previous pan-European IBA inventory (Grimmett and Jones 1989): Santo André Lagoon (former site PT021) and Sancha Lagoon (former site PT022).
Key biodiversity
Important numbers of breeding and wintering waterbirds occur, and the site also harbours large numbers of migrating passerines during autumn migration.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Santo André and Sancha lagoons (Portugal). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/santo-andré-and-sancha-lagoons-iba-portugal on 23/12/2024.