Parc National de la Langue de Barbarie - marine


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei LC breeding (-) 17,100 birds A4i
Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus LC breeding (-) 18,000 birds A4i
Little Tern Sternula albifrons LC breeding (-) 105–200 birds A4i
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia LC breeding (-) 450–765 birds A4i
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus LC breeding (2015) 5,400–9,000 birds A4i

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1976 Langue de Barbarie National Park (II) 1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Neritic 100


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parc National de la Langue de Barbarie - marine (Senegal). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parc-national-de-la-langue-de-barbarie--marine-iba-senegal on 24/12/2024.