Mohéli

Mohéli, sometimes known as Mwali, is a self-governing island in the Union of the Comoros. It is the smallest of the country's three major islands. It is the smallest of the four major Comoro Islands, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa. Fomboni is the country's capital and largest city.

The island, which is mostly made up of a plateau with an average elevation of about 1,000 feet (300 meters), finishes in the west with a ridge that rises more than 2,600 feet (790 meters) above sea level. The valleys are often rich, and the hillsides are densely forested. Shipping is hampered by a large sea swell.

BirdLife International has designated this area as an Important Bird Area (IBA) because it supports populations of Comoro olive pigeons, Comoro blue pigeons, tropical shearwaters, Mohéli scops owls, Malagasy harriers, Mohéli brush warblers, Mohéli bulbuls, Comoro thrushes, Humblot's sunbirds, and red-headed fodies.

Location: Fombon & Nioumachoua