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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2010

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Ring-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas caribaea	VU	resident	2006	300-700 individuals	A1, A2
Crested Quail-dove Geotrygon versicolor	NT	resident	2000-2002	2-3 individuals	A1, A2
Jamaican Mango Anthracothorax mango	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Vervain Hummingbird Mellisuga minima	LC	resident	2000-2002	12-14 individuals	A2
Red-billed Streamertail Trochilus polytmus	LC	resident	2000-2002	65-81 individuals	A2
Chestnut-bellied Cuckoo Coccyzus pluvialis	LC	resident	2000-2002	1-2 individuals	A2
Jamaican Lizard-cuckoo Coccyzus vetula	LC	resident	2006	unknown	A2
Black-capped Petrel Pterodroma hasitata	EN	unknown	2009	50-249 individuals	A1, A4ii
Jamaican Tody Todus todus	LC	resident	2000-2002	10-13 individuals	A2
Jamaican Woodpecker Melanerpes radiolatus	LC	resident	2000-2002	15-16 individuals	A2
Yellow-billed Amazon Amazona collaria	VU	resident	2007	unknown	A1, A2
Jamaican Becard Pachyramphus niger	LC	resident	2000-2002	5 individuals	A2
Large Jamaican Elaenia Elaenia fallax	LC	resident	2000-2002	10 individuals	A2
Small Jamaican Elaenia Myiopagis cotta	LC	resident	2000-2002	1-3 individuals	A2
Jamaican Pewee Contopus pallidus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Sad Flycatcher Myiarchus barbirostris	LC	resident	2000-2002	1-3 individuals	A2
Rufous-tailed Flycatcher Myiarchus validus	LC	resident	2000-2002	1-3 individuals	A2
Blue Mountain Vireo Vireo osburni	NT	resident	2000-2002	3-4 individuals	A1, A2
Jamaican Vireo Vireo modestus	LC	resident	2000-2002	15-27 individuals	A2
Golden Swallow Tachycineta euchrysea	VU	resident	2007	unknown	A1, A2
Rufous-throated Solitaire Myadestes genibarbis	LC	resident	2000-2002	38-50 individuals	A2
Bicknell's Thrush Catharus bicknelli	VU	winter	2007	90 individuals	A1
White-eyed Thrush Turdus jamaicensis	LC	resident	2000-2002	26-28 individuals	A2
White-chinned Thrush Turdus aurantius	LC	resident	2000-2002	30-31 individuals	A2
Jamaican Euphonia Euphonia jamaica	LC	resident	2000-2002	11-12 individuals	A2
Jamaican Oriole Icterus leucopteryx	LC	resident	2000-2002	12-17 individuals	A2
Jamaican Blackbird Nesopsar nigerrimus	EN	resident	2000-2002	7 individuals	A1, A2
Arrowhead Warbler Setophaga pharetra	LC	resident	2000-2002	6 individuals	A2
Jamaican Spindalis Spindalis nigricephala	LC	resident	2007	22-24 individuals	A2
Orangequit Euneornis campestris	LC	resident	2000-2002	28-48 individuals	A2
Yellow-shouldered Grassquit Loxipasser anoxanthus	LC	resident	2000-2002	4 individuals	A2

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Wallenford & Cedar Valley	Forest Reserve	148	protected area overlaps with site	0
Spring Pen	Forest Reserve	181	protected area overlaps with site	0
Spring Estate	Forest Reserve	76	protected area overlaps with site	0
Blue Mountains	Other Area	0	protected area contains site	0
Blue Mountain Forest Reserve	Forest Reserve	45,563	protected area overlaps with site	41,940
Blue and John Crow Mountains	National Park	122,377	protected area overlaps with site	0
Blue and John Crow Mountains	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	26,252	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Montane broadleaf evergreen, Second-growth & disturbed	-
Introduced vegetation		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
forestry	-
water management	-
tourism/recreation	-
nature conservation and research	-
agriculture	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Blue Mountains. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 04/02/2023.