Data Zone
Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2007
Populations of IBA trigger species| Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Booby Sula leucogaster | LC | breeding | 2000 | 75-200 breeding pairs | B4ii |
| Brown Noddy Anous stolidus | LC | breeding | 2000 | 480-620 breeding pairs | B4i |
| Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus | LC | breeding | 2000 | 25-35,000 breeding pairs | A4i |
| Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus | LC | breeding | 2000 | 50-155 breeding pairs | B4i |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | breeding | 2007 | 630-35,975 breeding pairs | A4iii |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reserva Natural Arrecifes De La Cordillera | State Conservation Area | 84 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| La Cordillera | Natural Reserve | 10,083 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Culebra National Wildlife Refuge | National Wildlife Refuge | 0 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Culebra | National Wildlife Refuge | 586 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Canal Luis Peña | Natural Reserve | 636 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Cabezas de San Juan | Natural Reserve | 30,836 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Arrecifes de la Cordillera | Natural Reserve | 10,137 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | Mangrove | - |
| Coastline | - | |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | - | |
| Marine Neritic | - | |
| Wetlands (inland) | - | |
| Shrubland | - | |
| Introduced vegetation | - |
| Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|
| military | - |
| nature conservation and research | - |
| tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Culebra. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 20/03/2023.
