RE004
Mouth of the Cirque de Salazie


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
Mascarene Swiftlet Aerodramus francicus NT resident 1998 present A1, A2
Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni LC breeding - 300 breeding pairs A4ii
Reunion Marsh-harrier Circus maillardi EN resident - present A1
Mascarene Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone bourbonnensis LC resident 1998 present A2
Reunion Bulbul Hypsipetes borbonicus NT resident 1998 present A2
Reunion Olive White-eye Zosterops olivaceus LC resident 1998 present A2
Reunion Grey White-eye Zosterops borbonicus LC resident 1998 present A2
Reunion Stonechat Saxicola tectes LC resident 1998 present A2

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
2007 Réunion Parc national, zone cœur 54
2007 Réunion [aire d'adhésion] Parc national, aire d'adhésion 30
2010 Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 38

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
not utilised -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mouth of the Cirque de Salazie (Réunion (to France)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mouth-of-the-cirque-de-salazie-iba-réunion-(to-france) on 22/11/2024.