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D'Arros Island and Saint Joseph Atoll


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
Seychelles Fody Foudia sechellarum NT resident 1999 present A1, A2

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


Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
tourism/recreation -
not utilised -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: D'Arros Island and Saint Joseph Atoll (Seychelles). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/darros-island-and-saint-joseph-atoll-iba-seychelles on 22/11/2024.