Northern Senegal shelf break (Senegal)

Northern Senegal shelf break

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2016 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
Cape Verde Shearwater Calonectris edwardsii	NT	incubation	2014	3,966-9,018 individuals	A4ii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2004	Saint-Louis	Marine Protected Area	1
2004	Kayar	Marine Protected Area	1

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Oceanic		100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Northern Senegal shelf break (Senegal). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/northern-senegal-shelf-break-iba-senegal on 23/11/2024.