SC017
Desnoeufs island


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
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus LC breeding (-) 360,000–500,000 pairs A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a breeding (-) 1,000,000-2,499,999 birds A4iii

Land use

Land use % of IBA
other -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Desnoeufs island (Seychelles). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/desnoeufs-island-iba-seychelles on 14/12/2024.