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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Noddy Anous stolidus | LC | breeding | - | 4,500 breeding pairs | A4i |
| Lesser Noddy Anous tenuirostris | LC | breeding | - | 15,000 breeding pairs | A4i |
| Gygis alba | NR | breeding | - | 5,000 breeding pairs | A4i |
| Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus | LC | breeding | - | 20,000 breeding pairs | A4i |
| Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii | LC | breeding | - | 400 breeding pairs | A4i |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | breeding | - | 100,000-499,999 individuals | A4iii |
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 | - |
| hunting | - |
| other | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cargados Carajos Shoals (Mauritius). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cargados-carajos-shoals-iba-mauritius on 23/11/2024.