Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2007
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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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) |
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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) |
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Artificial/Terrestrial | - | |
Coastline | - | |
Sea | - | |
Wetlands (inland) | - | |
Forest | Mangrove | - |
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.