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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Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri | LC | breeding | 2006 | 50-249 breeding pairs | B4ii |
Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus | LC | breeding | 2005 | 50-249 individuals | B4i |
Least Tern Sternula antillarum | LC | breeding | 2006 | 50-249 breeding pairs | B4i |
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
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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West Coast Dive Site | National Park | 4,181 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Pigeon Creek & Snow Bay National Park | National Park | 0 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Coastline | - | |
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | - | |
Marine Neritic | - | |
Shrubland | - | |
Wetlands (inland) | - | |
Forest | Mangrove | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|
urban/industrial/transport | - |
not utilised | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Low Cay, High Cay and Sandy Hook. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 29/01/2023.