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Montagne Glacis - When She Comes


IBA Justification

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
Seychelles Blue-pigeon Alectroenas pulcherrimus LC resident 1999 present A2
Seychelles Swiftlet Aerodramus elaphrus VU resident 1999 present A1, A2
Seychelles Kestrel Falco araeus VU resident 1999 present A1, A2
Seychelles Bulbul Hypsipetes crassirostris LC resident 1999 present A2
Seychelles Sunbird Cinnyris dussumieri LC resident 1999 present A2

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


Land use

Land use % of IBA
other -
not utilised -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Montagne Glacis - When She Comes (Seychelles). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/montagne-glacis--when-she-comes-iba-seychelles on 22/11/2024.