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'):Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda | LC | breeding | - | 3,000-4,000 breeding pairs | A4ii |
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus | LC | breeding | - | 500-1,000 breeding pairs | A4ii |
Madagascar Pond-heron Ardeola idae | EN | breeding | - | present | A1 |
Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel | LC | breeding | - | 1,000-1,200 breeding pairs | A4ii |
Red-footed Booby Sula sula | LC | breeding | - | 2,800-3,800 breeding pairs | A4ii |
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus | LC | breeding | - | 500,000-1,000,000 breeding pairs | A4i |
A4iii Species group - seabirds | n/a | breeding | 2000 | 510,000-1,000,000 breeding pairs | A4iii |
The current IUCN Red List category 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) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ile d'Europa | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 205,800 | protected area contains site | 0 |
Europa Nature Reserve | National Park | 3,000 | is identical to site | 3,000 |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|
military | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Europa. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/europa-iba-french-southern-territories on 25/09/2023.