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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	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus	LC	resident	2002-2007	1-5 individuals	A2
Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus	LC	resident	2002-2007	1-2 individuals	A2
American Coot Fulica americana	LC	resident	2002-2007	1-34 individuals	A1
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis	LC	resident	2002-2007	25-150 individuals	B4i
Laughing Gull Larus atricilla	LC	winter	2002-2007	1-250 individuals	B4i
Least Tern Sternula antillarum	LC	breeding	2002-2005	70-215 individuals	B4i
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus	LC	winter	2002-2007	2-28 individuals	B4i
Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica	LC	winter	2002-2007	1 individuals	A2
Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus	LC	winter	2002-2007	2-4 individuals	A2

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

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
St. Croix East End Marine Park	Marine Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary	15,539	unknown	0
St. Croix East End	Marine Park	15,032	protected area overlaps with site	0
Southgate Pond	Marine Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary	4	protected area contained by site	4
Southgate Coastal Reserve	Other	42	protected area contained by site	42
Southgate	Marine Protected Area	42	protected area overlaps with site	0
Green Cay	National Wildlife Refuge	5	protected area contained by site	0
Green Cay	National Wildlife Refuge	6	protected area contained by site	6
Caribbean Barrier Resource System	Marine Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary	0	protected area contained by site	0
Area of Particular Concern	Marine Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary	0	unknown	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Marine Intertidal		-
Marine Neritic		-
Forest	Mangrove	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Southgate and Green Cay. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/southgate-and-green-cay-iba-virgin-islands-(to-usa) on 02/10/2023.