Ile Parasol

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The island is an important nesting site for sooty terns

Ile Parasol (Parasol Island) is an 8 ha island on the Peros Banhos Atoll in the Chagos Archipelago of the British Indian Ocean Territory. It is part of the Peros Banhos strict nature reserve and has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because of its significance as a breeding site for sooty terns, of which 14,000 pairs were recorded in a 2004 survey. [1]

Peros Banhos archipelago

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Middle Brother (Chagos Bank)

Middle Brother, also known as Île du Milieu, is an 8-hectare coral island on the Great Chagos Bank atoll of the Chagos Archipelago in the British Indian Ocean Territory. It is one of the three islands in the Three Brothers group on the western side of the atoll, and forms part of the Chagos Archipelago strict nature reserve. It has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International for its significance as a breeding site for seabirds, notably sooty terns, of which 12,500 pair were recorded in a 2004 survey.

South Brother (Chagos Bank) Coral island

South Brother, also known as Île du Sud, is a 23 ha coral island on the Great Chagos Bank atoll of the Chagos Archipelago in the British Indian Ocean Territory. It is one of the three islands in the Three Brothers group on the western side of the atoll, and forms part of the Chagos Archipelago strict nature reserve. It has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because of its significance as a breeding site for seabirds, including brown noddies and lesser noddies.

Île de la Passe (Peros Banhos)

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References

  1. "Ile Parasol, Peros Banhos". Important Bird Areas factsheet. BirdLife International. 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-23.

Coordinates: 05°15′50″S71°50′39″E / 5.26389°S 71.84417°E / -5.26389; 71.84417

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