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Chamarel - Le Morne


IBA Justification

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
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

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of 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 26/12/2024.