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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
Pink Pigeon Nesoenas mayeri	VU	resident	1998	present	A1, A2
Mascarene Swiftlet Aerodramus francicus	NT	resident	1998	present	A1, A2
Mauritius Kestrel Falco punctatus	EN	resident	1998	present	A1, A2
Echo Parakeet Alexandrinus eques	VU	resident	1998	present	A1, A2
Mauritius Cuckooshrike Lalage typica	VU	resident	1998	present	A1, A2
Mascarene Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone bourbonnensis	LC	resident	1998	present	A2
Mauritius Bulbul Hypsipetes olivaceus	VU	resident	1998	present	A1, A2
Mauritius Olive White-eye Zosterops chloronothos	CR	resident	1998	present	A1, A2
Mauritius Grey White-eye Zosterops mauritianus	LC	resident	1998	present	A2
Mauritius Fody Foudia rubra	EN	resident	1998	present	A1, A2

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
-	Fouge Mountain Reserve	Natural Reserve	-
1977	MaccabeeBel Ombre Biosphere Reserve	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	52
1994	Black River Gorges	National Park	100

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Black River Gorges National Park and surrounding areas (Mauritius). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/black-river-gorges-national-park-and-surrounding-areas-iba-mauritius on 22/11/2024.