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Chamarel - Le Morne


IBA Justification

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
Mascarene Swiftlet Aerodramus francicus NT resident 1998 present A1, A2
Mauritius Kestrel Falco punctatus EN 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 Grey White-eye Zosterops mauritianus LC resident 1998 present A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Fouge Mountain Reserve Natural Reserve 100

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Chamarel - Le Morne (Mauritius). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/chamarel--le-morne-iba-mauritius on 23/11/2024.