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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2007 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
Masked Duck Nomonyx dominicus	LC	resident (2006)	10–80 birds	B4i

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1989	Guadeloupe [aire d'adhésion]	Parc national, aire d'adhésion (V)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	major (>10)

Land use	% of IBA
water management	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Barrage de Gaschet (Guadeloupe (to France)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/barrage-de-gaschet-iba-guadeloupe-(to-france) on 23/12/2024.