Current view: Data table and detailed info
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:
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| - |
Mistério da Prainha |
Partial Nature Reserve (-) |
-
|
| - |
Lagoa do caiado |
Partial Nature Reserve (-) |
-
|
| - |
Caveiro |
Partial Nature Reserve (-) |
-
|
| 2008 |
Zona Central (Ilha do Pico)
|
Paisagem Protegida (V) |
79 |
| 2008 |
Mistério da Prainha
|
Reserva Natural (Ib) |
12 |
| 2008 |
Caveiro
|
Reserva Natural (Ib) |
4 |
| 2008 |
Lagoa do Caiado
|
Área Protegida para a Gestão de Habitats ou Espécies (IV) |
2 |
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Forest |
- |
Broadleaved evergreen woodland |
| Introduced vegetation |
- |
|
| Shrubland |
- |
|
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| agriculture |
- |
| tourism/recreation |
- |
| nature conservation and research |
- |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zona Central do Pico (Portugal). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zona-central-do-pico-iba-portugal on 01/01/2025.
