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Parc National des Iles de la Madeleine


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2019 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
Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus LC breeding (2014–2016) 45–49 nests A4
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo LC non-breeding (2014–2017) 1,212–1,894 birds B3a

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1976 Magdalen Islands (Iles de la Madeleine) National Park (II) 100

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research -
tourism/recreation -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parc National des Iles de la Madeleine (Senegal). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parc-national-des-iles-de-la-madeleine-iba-senegal on 23/12/2024.