CV008
Volcano area, Ilha do Fogo


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2022 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 Swift Apus alexandri LC resident 1996 present A2
Cape Verde Petrel Pterodroma feae NT breeding 2012-2022 150-244 mature individuals A4, B1a
Cape Verde Petrel Pterodroma feae NT non-breeding 2017-2022 2,076-2,611 mature individuals A4, B1a

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2022) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Bordeira, Chã das Caldeiras e Pico Novo Natural Park 52

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
not utilised -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Volcano area, Ilha do Fogo (Cape Verde). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/volcano-area-ilha-do-fogo-iba-cape-verde on 22/11/2024.