Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus | LC | breeding (-) | 276–972 pairs | A4ii |
| Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica | LC | breeding (-) | 8,700–28,400 pairs | A4ii |
| Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni | LC | breeding (-) | 43,000–72,000 pairs | A4ii |
| Brown Noddy Anous stolidus | LC | breeding (-) | 4,400–11,600 pairs | A4i |
| Lesser Noddy Anous tenuirostris | LC | breeding (-) | 136,000–197,000 pairs | A4i |
| Gygis alba | NR | breeding (-) | 3,900–5,900 pairs | A4i |
| Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus | LC | breeding (-) | 261,000–366,000 pairs | A4i |
| Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii | LC | breeding (-) | 1,100–1,300 pairs | A4i |
| Seychelles Warbler Acrocephalus sechellensis | NT | resident (1999) | present | A1, A2 |
| A4iii Species group - seabirds | n/a | breeding (-) | 100,000-499,999 birds | A4iii |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | breeding (-) | 1,000,000-2,499,999 birds | A4iii |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Aride Island | Special Reserve (Ia) | 33 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| hunting | - |
| nature conservation and research | - |
| tourism/recreation | - |
| other | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Aride Island Special Reserve (Seychelles). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/aride-island-special-reserve-iba-seychelles on 23/12/2024.