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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
Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii	LC	winter (1995)	1,823 birds	A4i
Crab-plover Dromas ardeola	LC	non-breeding (1995)	750 birds	A4i

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Gombero	Forest Reserve (-)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	100

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tanga South (Tanzania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tanga-south-iba-tanzania on 22/12/2024.