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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
West Indian Whistling-duck Dendrocygna arborea | NT | resident | 2008 | 38 individuals | A1 |
Laughing Gull Larus atricilla | LC | resident | 2007 | 400 individuals | A4i |
The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2007).
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - | |
Forest | Mangrove | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|
tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Christian Cove. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/christian-cove-iba-antigua-and-barbuda on 19/03/2024.