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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	winter	2002	2-3 individuals	C6
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio	LC	resident	2002	7-12 breeding pairs	C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	2002	common	C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding	2002	5 breeding pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	winter	2002	10-15 individuals	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2002) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2002. The most recent assessment (2016) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	Not assessed	Not assessed	negligible

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Other urban and industrial areas	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vilamoura (Portugal). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vilamoura-iba-portugal on 23/11/2024.