Tagus Estuary Natural Reserve

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Tagus Estuary Natural Reserve
Reserva Natural do Estuário do Tejo
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Tagus Estuary, seen from Alcochete.
Map of Portugal
Location	Lisbon District, Portugal
Nearest city	Lisbon
Coordinates	38°49′16″N 8°59′35″W / 38.821°N 8.993°W / 38.821; -8.993[1]
Area	14,192 ha (35,070 acres)
Established	1976
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Estuário do Tejo
Designated	24 November 1980
Reference no.	211[2]

Tagus Estuary Natural Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva Natural do Estuário do Tejo) is a natural reserve in Portugal. It is one of the 30 areas which are officially under protection in the country. The estuary of the Tagus River is the largest wetland in the country and one of the most important in Europe, a sanctuary for fish, molluscs, crustaceans, and especially to birds that stop-over on their migration between northern Europe and Africa. It is the largest estuary in western Europe, with about 34,000 hectares (84,000 acres), and regularly hosts 50,000 wintering waterfowl.