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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
Cape Gannet Morus capensis	EN	non-breeding (-)	common	A1
Damara Tern Sternula balaenarum	LC	non-breeding (-)	common	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1973	Ilheu dos Passaros	Integral Nature Reserve (IV)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Desert	75
Wetlands (inland)	25

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mussulo (Angola). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mussulo-iba-angola on 23/12/2024.