For Special Protection Areas (SPA),
Proposed Sites for Community Importance (pSCI),
Sites of Community Importance (SCI) and
for Special Areas of Conservation (SAC)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• 1. SITE IDENTIFICATION
• 2. SITE LOCATION
• 3. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
• 4. SITE DESCRIPTION
• 5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS
• 6. SITE MANAGEMENT
• 7. MAP OF THE SITE

1. SITE IDENTIFICATION

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1.1 Type

B

1.2 Site code

PTMAD0011

1.3 Site name

Cabo Girão

1.4 First Compilation date

2015-12

1.5 Update date

No information provided

1.6 Respondent:

Name/Organisation:	Secretaria Regional do Ambiente e Recursos Naturais
Address:
Email:	gabinete.sra@madeira.gov.pt

1.7 Site indication and designation / classification dates

Date site proposed as SCI:	2015-12
Date site confirmed as SCI:	No information provided
Date site designated as SAC:	No information provided
National legal reference of SAC designation:	No information provided

2. SITE LOCATION

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2.1 Site-centre location [decimal degrees]:

Longitude:	-17.019900
Latitude:	32.654400

2.2 Area [ha]

83.6900

2.3 Marine area [%]

0.0000

2.4 Sitelength [km] (optional):

No information provided

2.5 Administrative region code and name

NUTS level 2 code	Region Name
PT30	Região Autónoma da Madeira

2.6 Biogeographical Region(s)

Macaronesian

(100.00 %)

3. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION

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3.1 Habitat types present on the site and assessment for them

Annex I Habitat types						Site assessment
Code	PF	NP	Cover [ha]	Cave [number]	Data quality	A|B|C|D	A|B|C
						Representativity	Relative Surface	Conservation	Global
1250			0	0.00		B	B	C	C
5330			0	0.00		B	B	B	B
9320			0	0.00		D

• PF: for the habitat types that can have a non-priority as well as a priority form (6210, 7130, 9430) enter "X" in the column PF to indicate the priority form.
• NP: in case that a habitat type no longer exists in the site enter: x (optional)
• Cover: decimal values can be entered
• Caves: for habitat types 8310, 8330 (caves) enter the number of caves if estimated surface is not available.
• Data quality: G = 'Good' (e.g. based on surveys); M = 'Moderate' (e.g. based on partial data with some extrapolation); P = 'Poor' (e.g. rough estimation)

3.2 Species referred to in Article 4 of Directive 2009/147/EC and listed in Annex II of Directive 92/43/EEC and site evaluation for them

Species					Population in the site						Site assessment
G	Code	Scientific Name	S	NP	T	Size		Unit	Cat.	D.qual.	A|B|C|D	A|B|C
						Min	Max				Pop.	Con.	Iso.	Glo.
P	1807	Andryala crithmifolia			p				V	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A010	Calonectris diomedea			r				R	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A366	Carduelis cannabina			r				V	DD	C	B	C	B
P	1809	Cheirolophus massonianus			p				V	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A206	Columba livia			r				C	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A269	Erithacus rubecula			r				R	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A096	Falco tinnunculus			r				R	DD	C	B	C	B
P	1579	Maytenus umbellata			p				V	DD	C	B	C	B
P	1620	Monizia edulis			p				V	DD	C	B	C	B
P	1754	Musschia aurea			p				C	DD	B	B	C	B
B	A390	Oceanodroma castro			r				P		D
P	6234	Phagnalon saxatile			p				C	DD	B	B	C	B
B	A013	Puffinus puffinus			r				R		D
B	A450	Serinus canaria			r				C	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A311	Sylvia atricapilla			r				C	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A283	Turdus merula			r				C	DD	C	B	C	B

• Group: A = Amphibians, B = Birds, F = Fish, I = Invertebrates, M = Mammals, P = Plants, R = Reptiles
• S: in case that the data on species are sensitive and therefore have to be blocked for any public access enter: yes
• NP: in case that a species is no longer present in the site enter: x (optional)
• Type: p = permanent, r = reproducing, c = concentration, w = wintering (for plant and non-migratory species use permanent)
• Unit: i = individuals, p = pairs or other units according to the Standard list of population units and codes in accordance with Article 12 and 17 reporting (see reference portal)
• Abundance categories (Cat.): C = common, R = rare, V = very rare, P = present - to fill if data are deficient (DD) or in addition to population size information
• Data quality: G = 'Good' (e.g. based on surveys); M = 'Moderate' (e.g. based on partial data with some extrapolation); P = 'Poor' (e.g. rough estimation); VP = 'Very poor' (use this category only, if not even a rough estimation of the population size can be made, in this case the fields for population size can remain empty, but the field "Abundance categories" has to be filled in)

3.3 Other important species of flora and fauna (optional)

Species					Population in the site				Motivation
Group	CODE	Scientific Name	S	NP	Size		Unit	Cat.	Species Annex		Other categories
					Min	Max		C|R|V|P	IV	V	A	B	C	D
I		Actinella giramica						V				X
I		Actinella lentiginosa lentiginosa						P				X
I		Actinella nitidiuscula nitidiuscula						P				X
I		Actinella obserata						V				X
P		Aeonium glutinosum						C				X
B	A425	Apus unicolor						P					X	X
P		Argyranthemum dissectum						R				X
P		Artemisia argentea						V				X
I		Boetgeria deltostoma deltostoma						P				X
I		Boettgeria depauperata						P				X
B		Buteo buteo harterti						P				X	X
I		Calliptamus madeirae						P				X
B	A364	Carduelis carduelis						P						X
B	A363	Carduelis chloris						P						X
P		Carlina salicifolia						C						X
B		Columba livia atlantis						C				X
P		Crambe fruticosa						C				X
P		Davallia canariensis						C						X
I		Discula polymorpha polymorpha						P				X
P		Echium nervosum						C				X
P		Enthostodon pulchellus						V			X
P		Ephedra fragilis						R						X
P		Erysimum maderense						V				X
P		Euphorbia piscatoria						C				X
B		Falco tinnunculus canariensis						C					X
P		Fissidens coacervatus						P			X	X
P		Fissidens sublineaefolius						R			X	X
P		Frullania ericoides						R						X
P		Genista tenera						R				X
P		Globularia salicina						C						X
P		Helichrysum monizii						R				X
I		Hogna heeri						P				X
I		Hogna maderiana						P				X
I		Janulus bifrons						P				X
B	A604	Larus michahellis						P						X
I		Leiostyla millegrana						P				X
I		Leiostyla recta						P				X
I		Leptaxis groviana groviana						P				X
P		Lotus argyrodes						P				X
P		Micromeria maderensis						C				X
B	A261	Motacilla cinerea						P						X
M	5764	Nyctalus leisleri verrucosus						V	X		X	X
P		Olea maderensis						R				X
M	2017	Pipistrellus maderensis						R	X		X	X
P		Plantago maderensis						C				X
M	1329	Plecotus austriacus						V	X		X
P		Sedum fusiforme						C				X
P		Sedum nudum						C				X
P		Siderites candicans						C				X
P	1651	Sideroxylon marmulano						R	X
P		Sinapidendron angustifolium						C				X
P		Sonchus ustulatus						C				X
I		Spirorbula latens						V				X
B	A303	Sylvia conspicillata						P			X			X
R		Teira dugesii dugesii						P	X			X
P		Teline paivae						V				X
P		Tolpis succulenta						C						X

• Group: A = Amphibians, B = Birds, F = Fish, Fu = Fungi, I = Invertebrates, L = Lichens, M = Mammals, P = Plants, R = Reptiles
• CODE: for Birds, Annex IV and V species the code as provided in the reference portal should be used in addition to the scientific name
• S: in case that the data on species are sensitive and therefore have to be blocked for any public access enter: yes
• NP: in case that a species is no longer present in the site enter: x (optional)
• Unit: i = individuals, p = pairs or other units according to the standard list of population units and codes in accordance with Article 12 and 17 reporting, (see reference portal)
• Cat.: Abundance categories: C = common, R = rare, V = very rare, P = present
• Motivation categories: IV, V: Annex Species (Habitats Directive), A: National Red List data; B: Endemics; C: International Conventions; D: other reasons

4. SITE DESCRIPTION

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4.1 General site character

Habitat class	% Cover
N08	50.00
N05	50.00
Total Habitat Cover	100

Other Site Characteristics

Neste sítio são observadas genericamente comunidades que se integram no complexo de vegetação climatófila [séries de vegetação] denominado Mayteno umbellatae-Oleo maderensis sigmetum [série do zambujal madeirense]: 1) O clímax (Mayteno umbellatae- Oleetum maderensis) (inclui-se no habitat 9320) corresponde a micro-bosques ou matagais infra-florestais dominados por arbustos paleomediterrânicos esclerófilos, xerofíticos e termófilos como sejam Olea maderensis, Maytenus umbellata, Chamaemeles coriacea, Dracaena draco, e Asparagus scoparius; 2) O mato de substituição (inclui-se no habitat 5330) do Mayteno- Oleetum maderensis é maioritariamente, em solos medianamente profundos menos erodidos e solos agrícolas abandonados, a comunidade de figueira-do-inferno (Euphorbietum piscatoriae); 3) Em solos incipientes (leptossolos) e afloramentos rochosos tende a ocorrer maioritariamente a Artemisio argenteae-Genistetum tenerae (inclui-se no habitat 5330). Para além das comunidades mencionadas, temos comunidades casmo-comofíticas madeirenses sobre paredes rochosas nuas, quer basálticas, quer de cinzas e piroclastos, nomeadamente (aqui consideradas como incluídas no habitat 1250): 1) Musschiaetum aureae, sendo uma comunidade da encosta sul, termomediterrânica, seca a sub-húmida inferior, em basaltos e outros substratos duros, constituída por Aeonium glandulosum, Sinapidrendon angustifolium, Sedum nudum, Sedum fusiforme, Sonchus ustulatus, Tolpis suculenta; 2) Sedo nudi-Aeonietum glutinosae, sendo uma comunidade da encosta sul, termomediterrânica, seca a sub-húmida inferior, em basaltos e outros substratos duros, constituída por Aeonium glandulosum, Sinapidrendon angustifolium, Sedum nudum, Sedum fusiforme, Sonchus ustulatus, Tolpis suculenta, entre outras.

4.2 Quality and importance

Assegurar a sobrevivência a longo prazo dos habitats 5330 e 9320, bem como assegurar a conservação de comunidades rupícolas características deste sítio (aqui consideradas como incluídas no habitat 1250), bem como das espécies respetivas, em particular de espécies com distribuição restrita ou quase restrita a este sítio, nomeadamente Andryala crithmifolia, Erysimum madeirense, Helichrysum monizii, Cheirolophus massonianus. Os táxones seguintes: Carlina salicifolia, Davallia canariensis, Ephedra fragilis, Globularia salicina, Tolpis suculenta são incluídos na lista de espécies no campo 3.3 pelo facto de se constituírem como elementos estruturantes dos dois habitats predominantes neste Sítio ou sendo espécies muito raras no arquipélago da Madeira. Adicionalmente, todos os táxones, à excepção de Davallia canariensis e Ephedra fragilis, são endémicos da Macaronésia.

4.3 Threats, pressures and activities with impacts on the site

The most important impacts and activities with high effect on the site

4.4 Ownership (optional)

No information provided

4.5 Documentation (optional)

Borges, P.A.V., Abreu, C., Aguiar, A.M.F., Carvalho, P., Jardim, R., Melo, I., Oliveira, P., Sérgio, C., Serrano, A.R.M. & Vieira, P. (eds.) (2008). A list of the terrestrial fungi, flora and fauna of Madeira and Selvagens archipelagos.Direcção Regional do Ambiente da Madeira and Universidade dos Açores, Funchal and Angra do Heroísmo. Cameron RAD, Cook LM (2001). Madeiran snails: Faunal differentiation on a small island, Journal of Molluscan Studies, 67:257-267. Costa, J. C., J. Capelo, R. Jardim, M. Sequeira, D. Espírito-Santo, M. Lousã, S. Fontinha, C. Aguiar & S. Rivas-Martínez. 2004. Catálogo sintaxonómico e florístico das comunidades vegetais da Madeira e Porto Santo José Carlos. Quercetea6: 61-187 Jardim, R. & M.M. Sequeira. 2010. On Plantago costae Menezes a forgotten species of the Madeira Flora. Silva Lusitana 18(2): 239 – 246. Jardim, R. & M.M. Sequeira. 2011. Sonchus parathalassius J.G. Costa ex R. Jardim & M. Seq., a new species from Porto Santo Island (Madeira Archipelago). Silva Lusitana 19(2): 233 – 245. Lobin, W., T. Leyens, A. Santos, H. Costa Neves & I. Gomes. 2005. The genus Sideroxylon (Sapotaceae) on the Madeira, Canary Islands and Cape Verde archipelagos. Vieraea 33: 119-144. Puppo, P. & H. Meimberg. 2015. New species and new combinations in Micromeria (Lamiaceae) from the Canary Islands and Madeira. Phytotaxa 230 (1): 1-21. Rivas-Martínez, S., F. Fernández-González, J. Loidi, M. Lousã & A. Penas. 2002. Olea maderensis (Lowe) Rivas Mart. & Del Arco comb. nov., p. 705. IN: Vascular Plant Communities of Spain and Portugal Addenda to the Syntaxonomical Checklist of 2001. Itinera Geobotanica 15(2): 433-922. Seddon MB (2008). An illustrated compendium of the landsnails and slugs of the Madeiran archipelago. Studies in Biodiversity and Systematics of Terrestrial Organisms from the National Museum of Wales, Biotir Reports. Seddon MB (2013). Actinella nitidiuscula. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T157055A5042372. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T157055A5042372.en. Seddon MB (2013). Actinella obserata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T507A13057634. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T507A13057634.en. Seddon MB (2013). Discula polymorpha. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T156868A5009887. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T156868A5009887.en. Seddon MB (2013). Disculella madeirensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T6732A12802234. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T6732A12802234.en. Seddon MB (2013). Leiostyla millegrana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T171761A6801799. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T171761A6801799.en. Seddon MB (2013). Leptaxis groviana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T156493A4953615. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T156493A4953615.en. Seddon MB, Abreu C (2013). Actinella giramica. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T505A13057229. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T505A13057229.en. Teixeira S (2005). “Os morcegos (Mammalia: Chiroptera) do Arquipélago da Madeira: Identificação Morfológica e Acústica. Um Contributo para a sua Conservação”. Tese de Licenciatura. Universidade da Madeira. Funchal. 50pp. Teixeira S (2012). Agreement on the Conservation of Populations of European Bats. Report on Implementation of the Agreement in Autonomous Region of Madeira. In: Agreement on the Conservation of Populations of European Bats. Report on Implementation of the Agreement in Portugal. 2012/17th Advisory Committee Meeting. ICNB. Ministério do Agricultura, Mar,Ambiente e Ordenamento do Território. 46 pp. Teixeira S (2013). Agreement on the Conservation of Populations of European Bats. Report on Implementation of the Agreement in Autonomous Region of Madeira. In: Agreement on The Conservation of Populations of European Bats. Report on Implementation of the Agreement in Portugal. 2013/18th Advisory Committee Meeting. ICNF. Ministério do Agricultura, Mar,Ambiente e Ordenamento do Território. 43 pp. Teixeira S (2014). Agreement on the Conservation of Populations of European Bats. Report on Implementation of the Agreement in Autonomous Region of Madeira. In: Agreement on The Conservation of Populations of European Bats. Report on Implementation of the Agreement in Portugal. 2014/7th MoP. ICNF. Ministério do Agricultura, Mar, Ambiente e Ordenamento do Território. 74 pp. Teixeira S, Jesus J (2009). Echolocation calls of bats from Madeira Island: Acoustic characterization and implicationsfor surveys. Acta Chiropterologica. 11 (1): 183 - 190. Waldén HW (1983). Systematic and biogeographical studies of the terrestrial gastropoda of Madeira, with an annotated check-list. Annales Zoologica Fennica 20: 255-275.

5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS

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6. SITE MANAGEMENT

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6.1 Body(ies) responsible for the site management:

No information provided

6.2 Management Plan(s):

An actual management plan does exist:

	Yes
	No, but in preparation
X	No

6.3 Conservation measures (optional)

No information provided

 

7. MAP OF THE SITE

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INSPIRE ID:
Map delivered as PDF in electronic format (optional)
Yes X No

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