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Site description (2002 baseline):
Site location and context
A IBA está localizada numa zona interior da Ilha do Pico, apresentando uma elevada diversidade de habitats, como floresta e matas, matos macaronésicos endémicos, Laurissilva dos Açores, turfeiras, charnecas alpinas e subalpinas.
One of the most important sites for the Azorean Wood Pigeon in all the archipelago. Also interesting for several endemic subspecies of passerines, e.g. the Chaffinch, the Goldcrest and the Blackcap.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The native habitat is highly threatened by the destruction of the vegetation and the introduction of invasive species. There are no censuses of Azorean Wood Pigeon, thus the site was identified based on the quality and extent of the available habitat for the species.
National Partial Forestal Nature Reserve Mistério da Prainha; Partial Forestal Nature Reserve Lagoa do Caiado; Partial Forestal Nature Reserve Caveiro.International Special Protection Area Furnas e Zona Central do Pico; SCI Montanha do Pico, Prainha e Caveiro
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zona Central do Pico (Portugal). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zona-central-do-pico-iba-portugal on 23/11/2024.
