RE001
Piton des Neiges - Gros Morne


IBA Justification

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
Barau's Petrel Pterodroma baraui EN breeding (-) 3,000–5,000 pairs A1, A4ii
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

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1994 Bebour Réserve biologique (IV) 7
2001 Massif du Piton des Neiges Biotope Protection Order (IV) 75
2007 Réunion [aire d'adhésion] Parc national, aire d'adhésion (V) 94
2010 Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA) 100

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research -
not utilised -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Piton des Neiges - Gros Morne (Réunion (to France)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/piton-des-neiges--gros-morne-iba-réunion-(to-france) on 23/12/2024.