Faial da Terra e Ponta do Arnel (19716)
Portugal, Europe

Site overview

KBA status: confirmed

Global KBA criteria: D1a

Year of last assessment: 2002

National site name: Faial da Terra e Ponta do Arnel

Central coordinates: Latitude: 37.7667, Longitude: -25.1500

System: marine, terrestrial

Elevation (m): 0 to 400

Area of KBA (km²): 2.54075

Protected area coverage (%): 70.86

KBA classification: Global

Legacy site: Yes

Site details

Site description: A IBA é constituída por duas zonas: a zona do Faial da Terra, que se estende ao longo da costa desde a Ribeira do Faial da Terra até à Praia do Lombo Gordo; e a zona da Ponta do Arnel, que vai desde a Ribeira da Ponta do Arnel até à Ribeira do Guilherme. Ambas incluem uma faixa desde a beira-mar até ao rebordo da falésia. Os principais habitats são falésias com vegetação das costas macaronésicas, matos macaronésicos endémicos e vegetação vivaz das costas de calhaus rolados.

Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for at least one criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs.

Additional biodiversity: Site of particular importance for the Cory's Shearwater, but also for the Little Shearwater, although in small numbers.

Habitats

Land use: agriculture | tourism/recreation | urban/industrial/transport

IUCN Habitat	Coverage %	Habitat detail
Shrubland	33
Introduced Vegetation	33
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	33

Threats

Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Feral terrestrial mammals (dogs, cats, rats and weasels) affect most of the seabirds, especially those who nest in holes and burrows. Invasive plant species like the cane reduces the available nesting habitat for seabirds.

Additional information