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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
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii	LC	breeding (-)	100–200 pairs	A4i

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1966	Etoile	Nature Reserve (VI)	100

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Etoile island (Seychelles). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/etoile-island-iba-seychelles on 23/12/2024.