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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
White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala	NT	resident	2002-2007	100-175 individuals	A1
Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus	LC	resident	2002-2007	2-4 individuals	A2
Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus	LC	resident	2002-2007	2 individuals	A2
Least Tern Sternula antillarum	LC	breeding	2002-2007	210-275 individuals	B4i
Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica	LC	resident	2002-2007	1-4 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	protected area contains site	0
St. Croix East End	Marine Park	15,032	protected area is adjacent to site	0
East End	Recreation Management Area	55	protected area contained by site	0
Caribbean Barrier Resource System	Marine Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary	0	protected area contains site	0
Area of Particular Concern	Marine Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary	0	protected area contains site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)		-
Shrubland		-
Introduced vegetation		-
Forest	Mangrove	-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
urban/industrial/transport	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Great Pond. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/great-pond-iba-virgin-islands-(to-usa) on 26/09/2023.