Filladhoo

Filladhoo is one of the inhabited islands of Haa Alif Atoll, the northernmost atoll of the Maldives. This island lies on a large reef and it has a large sandy projection that stretches northwards towards an island area called Dhapparu. Along with the adjacent reef waters, forms a 6,000 ha Important Bird Area (IBA), designated as such by BirdLife International because it supports a population of some 15,000 lesser noddies, as estimated in 2001.