GF005
Connétable


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2008 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
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens LC resident (2005) 650 nests A4i
Laughing Gull Larus atricilla LC breeding (2005) 2,500 nests A4i
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis LC breeding (2005) 8,300 nests A4i
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus LC breeding (2005) 1,800 nests A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a breeding (2005) 20,000-49,999 birds A4iii

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1992 Ile du Grand-Connétable Réserve naturelle nationale (IV) 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Connétable (French Guiana). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/connétable-iba-french-guiana on 25/12/2024.