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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
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	resident (1997)	500 pairs	A4i
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	non-breeding (1997)	1,300 birds	A4i
Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca	LC	non-breeding (1997)	500 birds	A4i
African Darter Anhinga rufa	LC	non-breeding (1997)	600 birds	A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding (1997)	min 20,000 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1976	River Gambia	National Park (II)	83

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	62
Shrubland	22
Artificial/Terrestrial	15

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Islands of the Central River Division (Gambia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/islands-of-the-central-river-division-iba-gambia on 23/12/2024.