Grand Bassin – Le Dimitile Important Bird Area
Grand Bassin – Le Dimitile Important Bird Area is a 3000 ha tract of land on the island of
French territory in the western Indian Ocean
.
Description
It lies within the
mountain forest; the higher areas contain patches of bare rock, scree, and shrubland, while the lower slopes are partly deforested and are characterised by introduced vegetation, including some agricultural land.[1]
Birds
The site has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA) because it supports breeding colonies of Mascarene petrels and Audubon's shearwaters, as well as populations of Mascarene swiftlets, Mascarene paradise flycatchers, Réunion bulbuls, Réunion olive white-eyes, Mascarene white-eyes, and Réunion stonechats.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Grand Bassin - Le Dimitile". Important Bird Areas factsheet. BirdLife International. 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
21°10′S 55°30′E / 21.167°S 55.500°E
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