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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
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus	LC	winter (1998)	1,083 birds	A4i
Crab-plover Dromas ardeola	LC	non-breeding (1998)	712 birds	A4i
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii	LC	breeding (1994)	750 pairs	A4i

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1997	Menai Bay	Area de Conservación (VI)	55

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	100

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zanzibar Island-South Coast (Tanzania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zanzibar-island-south-coast-iba-tanzania on 22/12/2024.