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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') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus	LC	non-breeding	1998	1,900 individuals	A4i
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	LC	non-breeding	1998	6,000 individuals	A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Allahein to Kartung coast (Gambia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/allahein-to-kartung-coast-iba-gambia on 22/11/2024.