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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
White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala	NT	resident	1969-2007	2,500-9,999 individuals	A1
Red-footed Booby Sula sula	LC	resident	1969-2007	10,000-19,999 individuals	A4ii
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii	LC	breeding	1969-2007	1,000-2,499 individuals	A4i
Yucatan Vireo Vireo magister	LC	breeding	1969-2007	250-999 individuals	A2
Black Catbird Melanoptila glabrirostris	NT	breeding	1969-2007	50-249 individuals	A1, A2
Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera	NT	passage	1969-2007	50-249 individuals	A1
Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea	NT	passage	1969-2007	50-249 individuals	A1

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)
South Water Caye	Marine Reserve	47,702	protected area contained by site	47,702
South Point Turneffe Spawning Aggregation	Marine Reserve	558	protected area overlaps with site	558
South Point Lighthouse Spawning Aggregation	Marine Reserve	533	protected area overlaps with site	533
Seal Caye Spawning Aggregation	Marine Reserve	648	protected area overlaps with site	648
Sapodilla Cayes	Marine Reserve	15,618	protected area overlaps with site	13,517
Sandbore Spawning Aggregation	Marine Reserve	521	protected area overlaps with site	521
Rise and Fall Bank Spawning Aggregation	Marine Reserve	1,721	protected area overlaps with site	1,721
Northern Glovers Reef Spawning Aggregation	Marine Reserve	622	protected area overlaps with site	622
Nicholas Caye Spawning Aggregation	Marine Reserve	673	protected area overlaps with site	673
Man of War Caye	Bird Sanctuary	1	protected area overlaps with site	1
Laughing Bird Caye	National Park	4,095	protected area overlaps with site	4,095
Glover's Reef	Marine Reserve	35,067	protected area contained by site	7,070
Gladden Spit Spawning Aggregation	Marine Reserve	1,617	protected area overlaps with site	1,617
Gladden Spit and Silk Cayes	Marine Reserve	10,360	protected area overlaps with site	10,360
Emily or Caye Glory Spawning Aggregation	Marine Reserve	547	protected area overlaps with site	547
Dog Flea Spawning Aggregation	Marine Reserve	576	protected area overlaps with site	576
Blue Hole	Natural Monument	414	protected area overlaps with site	414

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Coastline		-
Sea		-
Wetlands (inland)		-
Forest	Mangrove	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2019) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Belize Off-shore and Barrier Islands. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 15/12/2019.