BS026
Long Island and Hog Cay


IBA Criteria

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
West Indian Whistling-duck Dendrocygna arborea NT resident 2006 250-999 individuals A1, A4i
Laughing Gull Larus atricilla LC breeding 2005 50-249 individuals B4i

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.

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Habitats

IUCN Habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) -
Shrubland -
Wetlands (inland) -
Coastline Sea cliffs & rocky shores, Sand bars, banks & spits -
Marine Neritic -
Forest Mangrove -
Marine Intertidal -
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -
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Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
not utilised -
agriculture -
urban/industrial/transport -
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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Long Island and Hog Cay. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 26/03/2023.