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 IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:Species | Red List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
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Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda | LC | breeding (-) | 3,000–4,000 breeding pairs | A4ii |
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus | LC | breeding (-) | 500–1,000 breeding pairs | A4ii |
Malagasy Pond Heron Ardeola idae | EN | breeding (-) | present | A1 |
Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel | LC | breeding (-) | 1,000–1,200 breeding pairs | A4ii |
Red-footed Booby Sula sula | LC | breeding (-) | 2,800–3,800 breeding pairs | A4ii |
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus | LC | breeding (-) | 500,000–1,000,000 breeding pairs | A4i |
A4iii Species group - seabirds | n/a | breeding (2000) | 510,000–1,000,000 breeding pairs | A4iii |
Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
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1975 | Europa Nature Reserve | National Park (-) | 100 |
Land use | % of IBA |
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military | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Europa (French Southern Territories). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/europa-iba-french-southern-territories on 11/01/2025.