Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masked Booby Sula dactylatra | LC | breeding (1989) | 1,500 adults | A4ii |
| Brown Noddy Anous stolidus | LC | breeding (1989) | 10,000 birds | A4i |
| Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus | LC | breeding (1989) | 25,000–35,000 birds | A4i |
| Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii | LC | breeding (1971) | 750–1,000 birds | A4i |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | breeding (1989) | 100,000-499,999 birds | A4iii |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| unknown | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Latham Island (Tanzania). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/latham-island-iba-tanzania on 23/12/2024.