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Serras do Alvão e Marão


IBA Justification

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
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo LC resident (2001) 3–6 pairs C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos LC resident (2002) 1 pairs C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus LC breeding (1996) common C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus LC breeding (1998) rare C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus LC resident (2001) 4–6 pairs C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax LC resident (2001) 6–15 birds C6
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris LC breeding (2001) common C6

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2002. The most recent assessment (2005) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2005 not assessed low not assessed
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no unset good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Transportation and service corridors happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations) low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1983 Alvão Parque Natural (V) 12

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial - Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Forestry plantations; Other urban and industrial areas
Forest - Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Mixed woodland
Grassland - Humid grasslands
Introduced vegetation -
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) - Inland cliffs
Shrubland - Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Wetlands (inland) - Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation

Land use

Land use % of IBA
forestry -
hunting -
fisheries/aquaculture -
nature conservation and research -
tourism/recreation -
urban/industrial/transport -
agriculture -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Serras do Alvão e Marão (Portugal). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/serras-do-alvão-e-marão-iba-portugal on 23/12/2024.