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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
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii	LC	breeding (2004–2008)	2–37 pairs	B1ii, C2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Ilha de São Miguel	Natural Park (-)	-
1983	Ilhéu de Vila Franca do Campo	Área Protegida para a Gestão de Habitats ou Espécies (IV)	<1
2004	Caloura-Ilhéu de Vila Franca do Campo	Área Protegida de Gestão de Recursos (VI)	12

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Neritic	100

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	45
military	-
tourism/recreation	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: São Miguel - Sul (Portugal). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/são-miguel--sul-iba-portugal on 27/12/2024.