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The site was identified as important 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:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis	LC	resident	2001	15-20 breeding pairs	C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	winter	1996	200-300 unknown	B2, C6
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	resident	1996	200-250 breeding pairs	A1, B2, C1, C6
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	resident	2002	25-35 individuals	A1, C1
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	breeding	2001	50-60 breeding pairs	B1i, B2, C6
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	breeding	2001	common	C6
Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus	LC	resident	2001	common	B2
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding	2001	common	C6
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	2002	17-21 breeding pairs	A1, C1, C6
Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra	LC	resident	1996	common	C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2002) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2002. The most recent assessment (2005) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Artificial/Terrestrial	very poor (< 40%)	very poor (< 40%)	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2008	Évora	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	28

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Forestry plantations	70

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	70
forestry	30
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Évora plains (Portugal). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/évora-plains-iba-portugal on 22/11/2024.