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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	2005	< 50 individuals	A1
Bahama Hummingbird Nesophlox evelynae	LC	resident	2005	< 50 individuals	A2
Laughing Gull Larus atricilla	LC	resident	2005	250-999 individuals	A4i
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	breeding	2005	< 50 individuals	B4i
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus	LC	breeding	2005	< 50 individuals	B4i
Thick-billed Vireo Vireo crassirostris	LC	resident	2005	< 50 individuals	A2
Bahama Swallow Tachycineta cyaneoviridis	EN	resident	2005	50-249 individuals	A1, A2

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - named species	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	housing and urban areas	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Harrold and Wilson	National Park	100	is identical to site	0
Harrold & Wilson Ponds National Park	Ecological Reserve	96	protected area overlaps with site	0

The Local Conservation Groups listed below are working to support conservation at this IBA.

Name	Year formed
BNT Ornithology Group	0

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

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

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
tourism/recreation	-
agriculture	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Harrold and Wilson Ponds National Park. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/harrold-and-wilson-ponds-national-park-iba-bahamas on 03/10/2023.