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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
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	winter (1988)	2,000 birds	A4i
Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor	NT	non-breeding (-)	5,000–10,000 birds	A1
African Spoonbill Platalea alba	LC	breeding (1988)	75 pairs	A4i
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	LC	breeding (1988)	350 pairs	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown (-)	min 20,000 birds	A4iii

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2001. The most recent assessment (2001) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	82
Artificial/Terrestrial	15
Unknown	2

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Iles Tristao (Guinea). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/iles-tristao-iba-guinea on 23/12/2024.