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Site description (2002 baseline):
Site location and context
Site located in the left margin of final branch of the River Quarteira. It is integrated in undertaking of Vilamoura and essencially composed of agriculture-land, cultivations and wetland.In the south and west, the area is limited for agriculture-land and pine-forest; in the north is limited for golf course and in the east for urbanizations.
Important site for
Porphyrio porphyrio, there are 20 birds during reproductive season and about 7/12 breeding pairs.High number of herons, a dormitory of------------------- and the habitual breeding
Ardea purpurea and
Ixobrychus minutus.During the migration are-----------,
Falco peregrinum and important number of transaharian passerines.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
There is an enviromental Park that causes reduction of the disturbances like illegal hunting, deposition of waste material and non-regulated acess.But there are some disturbances in the surrounding area.A center for study to nature and two lagoons were maked in the management of the park.
National:NoneInternational:None
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.
