MU014
Rodrigues mainland


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
Rodrigues Warbler Acrocephalus rodericanus NT resident (1998) present A1, A2
Rodrigues Fody Foudia flavicans NT resident (1998) present A1, A2

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
forestry -
nature conservation and research -
water management -
other -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rodrigues mainland (Mauritius). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rodrigues-mainland-iba-mauritius on 22/12/2024.