Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax | NT | resident (2003) | 361 pairs | A1, C1 |
| Great Bustard Otis tarda | EN | resident (2003) | 106–110 birds | A1, C1, C6 |
| Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus | LC | breeding (2003) | 20–30 pairs | B2, C6 |
| Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria | LC | winter (2002–2003) | 8,050 birds | C6 |
| Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus | LC | resident (2003) | 12–14 pairs | B2 |
| Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus | LC | breeding (2003) | 19–22 pairs | C6 |
| Red Kite Milvus milvus | LC | winter (2002–2003) | 20–25 birds | C6 |
| European Roller Coracias garrulus | LC | breeding (2003) | 5–6 pairs | C6 |
| Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni | LC | breeding (2003) | 7 pairs | C6 |
| Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra | LC | breeding (2003) | 115–170 pairs | C6 |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2008. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2008 | good | not assessed | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | population | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Actual vs Reference (units) | % remaining | Result | ||
| Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus | 12 / 6 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial/Terrestrial | 80 | Arable land |
| Forest | 20 | Broadleaved evergreen woodland |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | 80 |
| forestry | 20 |
| hunting | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vila Fernando (Portugal). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vila-fernando-iba-portugal on 24/12/2024.