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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2007 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
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus	LC	breeding (2007)	6,156 nests	B4i

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1989	Guadeloupe [aire d'adhésion]	Parc national, aire d'adhésion (V)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	-

The owner is the state and the islet is managed by the French National Forest Service.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Islet of Tête à l’Anglais (Guadeloupe (to France)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/islet-of-tête-à-l’anglais-iba-guadeloupe-(to-france) on 27/12/2024.