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Bubali Wetlands


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):
Species Red List Category Season Year(s) Population estimate at site IBA criteria met
Bare-eyed Pigeon Patagioenas corensis LC resident 2007 55 individuals A3
American Coot Fulica americana LC resident 2007 110 individuals A1

The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2007).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Bubali Pond Bird Sanctuary Bird Sanctuary 20 protected area overlaps with site 0

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland) -
Forest Mangrove -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
water management -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bubali Wetlands. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bubali-wetlands-iba-aruba-(to-netherlands) on 19/03/2024.