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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
Western Reef-egret Egretta gularis	LC	non-breeding (1988)	461 birds	A4i
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus	LC	winter (1988)	489 birds	A4i
Crab-plover Dromas ardeola	LC	non-breeding (1988)	1,887 birds	A4i

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1995	Mafia Island	Marine Park (VI)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	100

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mafia Island (Tanzania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mafia-island-iba-tanzania on 27/12/2024.