MQ005
Îlets Boiseau et Petit Piton


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2007 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
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii LC breeding (2006) 300–600 birds A4i

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2002 Ilet la Grotte Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV) <1
2002 Ilet Madame Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV) <1
2002 Ilet Loup Garou Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV) <1
2002 Ilet Boisseau Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV) <1
2002 Ilet Boiseau Biotope Protection Order (-) -
2003 Ilet Lavigne Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV) <1
2003 Ilet Oscar Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV) <1
2004 ILETS DU ROBERT Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV) <1
2005 Ilet Chancel Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV) 1
2005 Ilet Thierry Arrêté de protection de biotope (IV) <1
2017 Martinique Marine Nature Park (V) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -
Shrubland -

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Îlets Boiseau et Petit Piton (Martinique (to France)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/îlets-boiseau-et-petit-piton-iba-martinique-(to-france) on 27/12/2024.