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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Pink Pigeon Nesoenas mayeri	VU	resident	1998	present	A1, A2
Mascarene Swiftlet Aerodramus francicus	NT	resident	1998	present	A1, A2
Mauritius Kestrel Falco punctatus	EN	resident	1998	present	A1, A2
Echo Parakeet Alexandrinus eques	VU	resident	1998	present	A1, A2
Mauritius Cuckooshrike Lalage typica	VU	resident	1998	present	A1, A2
Mascarene Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone bourbonnensis	LC	resident	1998	present	A2
Mauritius Bulbul Hypsipetes olivaceus	VU	resident	1998	present	A1, A2
Mauritius Olive White-eye Zosterops chloronothos	CR	resident	1998	present	A1, A2
Mauritius Grey White-eye Zosterops mauritianus	LC	resident	1998	present	A2
Mauritius Fody Foudia rubra	EN	resident	1998	present	A1, A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2001) may differ.

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
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1951	Cabinet Nature Reserve	Nature Reserve	<1
1977	MaccabeeBel Ombre Biosphere Reserve	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	95
1994	Black River Gorges	National Park	22

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	-
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Macchabé - Brise Fer forest (Mauritius). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/macchabé--brise-fer-forest-iba-mauritius on 22/11/2024.