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The site was identified as important in 1998 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
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola	VU	winter	-	2,029 individuals	A4i
Charadrius mongolus	NR	winter	-	476 individuals	A4i
Sanderling Calidris alba	LC	winter	-	2,273 individuals	A4i
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	winter	-	1,883 individuals	A4i
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	winter	-	20,000 individuals	A4i
Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis	LC	non-breeding	-	5,895 individuals	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding	-	20,000-49,999 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1998) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1998. The most recent assessment (2020) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Pollution	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Energy production and mining	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1971	Bazaruto	National Park	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland		37
Shrubland		28
Wetlands (inland)		16
Artificial/Terrestrial		10
Forest		6

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Greater Bazaruto (Mozambique). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/greater-bazaruto-iba-mozambique on 23/11/2024.