Monforte plains (381)
Portugal, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2002
National site name: Planície de Monforte
Central coordinates: Latitude: 39.0667, Longitude: -7.5000
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 250 to 350
Area of KBA (km2): 15.93764
Protected area coverage (%): 95.75
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Open country with cultivation and grassland, alternating with open woodland of evergreen oak Quercus ilex and olive-groves. Fallow fields are grazed by sheep.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance because it meets one or more previously established criteria and thresholds for identifying sites of biodiversity importance (including Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites, and Key Biodiversity Areas)
Additional biodiversity: Important to conservation of species with a unfavourable statute of conservation, specially for breeding birds of steppic habitats. Also it is important presence of Burhinus oedicnemus, Coracias garrulus, and others.
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (90%) | forestry (10%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 90 | |
| Forest | 10 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Nesting birds are disturbed by increasing road-traffic. Agricultural practices are undergoing moderate intensification, which will lead to a greater human influence on the site.