Current view: Data table and detailed info
The site was identified as important in 2001 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):
The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2001).
Protected area (PA) |
PA designation |
PA area (ha) |
Relationship of PA with IBA |
Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
Ras Kiuyu
|
Forest Reserve |
18,000 |
protected area overlaps with site |
75 |
Pemba Channel Conservation Area
|
Area de Conservación |
93,673 |
protected area overlaps with site |
0 |
Ngezi-Vumawimbi
|
Nature Reserve |
1,932 |
protected area contained by site |
0 |
Ngezi-Vumawimbi
|
Forest Reserve |
109,518 |
protected area contained by site |
1,095 |
Msitu Mkuu
|
Forest Reserve |
200,561 |
protected area contained by site |
100 |
Misali Island
|
Area de Conservación |
2,300 |
protected area overlaps with site |
0 |
Kiweni
|
Locally Managed Marine Area |
300 |
protected area overlaps with site |
0 |
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click
here.
Land-use |
Extent (% of site) |
agriculture |
- |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pemba Island. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pemba-island-iba-tanzania on 19/03/2024.