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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea | LC | passage | 1997 | 4,585 individuals | A4ii |
| Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii | VU | winter | 1996 | 280 individuals | A1 |
| Black Tern Chlidonias niger | LC | passage | 1996 | 23,923 individuals | A4i |
| Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis | LC | winter | 1997 | 13,000 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 | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cap Vert (Senegal). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cap-vert-iba-senegal on 23/11/2024.