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The site was identified as important in 2012 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
Cape Verde Petrel Pterodroma feae	NT	breeding	1998	240 individuals	A4ii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2012) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Volcano area, Ilha do Fogo - Marine (Cape Verde). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/volcano-area-ilha-do-fogo--marine-iba-cape-verde on 24/11/2024.