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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
Rufous-vented Chachalaca Ortalis ruficauda	LC	resident	2006	unknown	A3
Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus	LC	breeding	1958-1968	250 breeding pairs	A4ii
Copper-rumped Hummingbird Amazilia tobaci	LC	resident	2006	unknown	A3
Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri	LC	resident	1958-1968	500 breeding pairs	B4ii
Red-footed Booby Sula sula	LC	resident	1958-1968	419 breeding pairs	B4ii
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster	LC	resident	1958-1968	100-300 breeding pairs	B4ii
Laughing Gull Larus atricilla	LC	breeding	2000	50-208 breeding pairs	A4i
Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus	LC	breeding	2000	43 breeding pairs	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.

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

Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Little Tobago	Nature Reserve	6,015	is identical to site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Little Tobago Island. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 07/03/2021.