Data Zone
Country/territory: Portugal
IBA criteria met: A1, B1i, B2, C1, C6 (2002)
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Area: 53,134 hectares (531.34 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2005 | very poor | high | not assessed |
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Site description (2002 baseline)
Open agricultural land used for cereals (mainly wheat) and other crops in rotation such as melon, sunflower and beans. There is sparse evergreen woodland of oak Quercus ilex and cork oak Q. suber. Fallow land is used for grazing sheep and cattle.
Key biodiversity
The site supports good numbers of breeding birds of steppic habitats, and is important for wintering Grus grus. Besides of species in species list, 10 breeding pairs of Circus pygargus and some Burhinus oedicnemus are present.
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 22/12/2024.