Baie de Bouéni

Baie de Bouéni
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)[1]
view of the Baie de Bouéni from Mont Choungui.
Location	Chirongui, Grande-Terre, Mayotte
Coordinates	12°54′00″S 45°07′00″E
Area	519 ha (1,280 acres)
Designation	Land Acquired By Conservatoire Du Littoral (National Seaside And Lakeside Conservancy)
Designated	2007
Owner	Conservatoire Du Littoral
Website	Baie de Bouéni (Conservatoire du littoral)

Map of Mayotte

The Baie de Bouéni is a large bay in the south-west of the French island territory of Mayotte, in the Comoro Islands lying at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel between the East African country of Mozambique and Madagascar. It is about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) wide at its mouth, and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) in length. It was made a protected area in 2007.[1]

Important Bird Area

The coastal fringe of the bay holds the largest area of mangroves in the Comoro archipelago. It forms a strip about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) long and up to 800 metres (2,600 ft) wide. It has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because its mangroves and intertidal mudflats support populations of Malagasy pond herons, Mayotte drongos, Mayotte white-eyes, Mayotte sunbirds and red-headed fodies. It is also home to the endangered and endemic Robert Mertens's day gecko.[2]

References

1. UNEP-WCMC (2021). Protected Area Profile for Baie De Boueni from the World Database of Protected Areas. Accessed 1 September 2021. [1]
2. "Baie de Bouéni". Important Bird Areas factsheet. BirdLife International. 2013. Archived from the original on 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2013-09-01.