Corno do Bico Protected Landscape

Corno do Bico Protected Landscape
Paisagem Protegida do Corno do Bico
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Map of Portugal
Location	Paredes de Coura, Portugal
Coordinates	41°53′13″N 8°31′12″W / 41.8869°N 8.52°W / 41.8869; -8.52Coordinates: 41°53′13″N 8°31′12″W / 41.8869°N 8.52°W / 41.8869; -8.52^[1]
Area	2,175 hectares (5,370 acres)
Established	20 September 1999

Corno do Bico Protected Landscape is a protected landscape in Portugal, entirely located in Paredes de Coura. It is one of the 30 areas which are officially under protection in the country.

It is composed by wood and grassland pasture systems and well preserved oak forests and it is a habitat to various native and European flora and fauna species like the Iberian wolf, the Pyrenean desman, the European otter, the palmate newt, the genet, the European roe deer and the wild boar.

References

↑ "Côrno do Bico Protected Landscape". protectedplanet.net.

External links

Corno do Bico at the ICNB website (Portuguese)

Protected areas of Portugal

National park	Peneda-Gerês

Natural parks	Alvão Arrábida Guadiana Valley International Douro International Tagus Montesinho Northern Littoral Ria Formosa Serra da Estrela Serra de São Mamede Serras de Aire e Candeeiros Sintra-Cascais Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast

Natural reserves	Arzila Bog Berlengas Boquilobo Bog Castro Marim and Vila Real de Santo António Marsh Sado Estuary Santo André and Sancha Lagoons São Jacinto Dunes Serra da Malcata Tagus Estuary

Protected landscapes	Azibo Reservoir Bertiandos and São Pedro de Arcos Lagoons Corno do Bico Costa da Caparica Fossil Cliff Serra de Montejunto Serra do Açor

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