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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea | LC | passage (1997) | 4,585 birds | A4ii |
| Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii | VU | winter (1996) | 280 birds | A1 |
| Black Tern Chlidonias niger | LC | passage (1996) | 23,923 birds | A4i |
| Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis | LC | winter (1997) | 13,000 birds | A4i |
| 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 25/12/2024.