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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2008 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 (1996–2001)	6,708 pairs	C6
Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri	LC	breeding (1999)	35–70 pairs	B1ii, C2
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii	LC	breeding (2004–2008)	12–96 pairs	B1ii, C2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1984	Ilhéu do Topo	Área Protegida para a Gestão de Habitats ou Espécies (IV)	<1
2011	Topo	Área Protegida de Gestão de Recursos (VI)	5
2011	Costa do Topo	Área Protegida para a Gestão de Habitats ou Espécies (IV)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Neritic	100

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	76
military	-
tourism/recreation	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: São Jorge - Nordeste (Portugal). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/são-jorge--nordeste-iba-portugal on 27/12/2024.