Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus | LC | breeding | - | 276-972 breeding pairs | A4ii |
| Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica | LC | breeding | - | 8,700-28,400 breeding pairs | A4ii |
| Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni | LC | breeding | - | 43,000-72,000 breeding pairs | A4ii |
| Brown Noddy Anous stolidus | LC | breeding | - | 4,400-11,600 breeding pairs | A4i |
| Lesser Noddy Anous tenuirostris | LC | breeding | - | 136,000-197,000 breeding pairs | A4i |
| Gygis alba | NR | breeding | - | 3,900-5,900 breeding pairs | A4i |
| Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus | LC | breeding | - | 261,000-366,000 breeding pairs | A4i |
| Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii | LC | breeding | - | 1,100-1,300 breeding pairs | A4i |
| Seychelles Warbler Acrocephalus sechellensis | NT | resident | 1999 | present | A1, A2 |
| A4iii Species group - seabirds | n/a | breeding | - | 100,000-499,999 individuals | A4iii |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | breeding | - | 1,000,000-2,499,999 individuals | A4iii |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Aride Island | Special Reserve | 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 22/11/2024.