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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
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	winter (2002)	2–3 birds	C6
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio	LC	resident (2002)	7–12 pairs	C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding (2002)	common	C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding (2002)	5 pairs	C6
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	winter (2002)	10–15 birds	C6

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	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	Not assessed	Not assessed	very low

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

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 27/12/2024.