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'):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) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Portland Bight Wetlands and Cays | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 24,542 | protected area contained by site | 24,542 |
Portland Bight | Protected Area | 197,320 | protected area contains site | 0 |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Forest | Mangrove | - |
Shrubland | Arid lowland scrub, Scrub | - |
Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - | |
Marine Neritic | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|
rangeland/pastureland | - |
water management | - |
fisheries/aquaculture | - |
hunting | - |
urban/industrial/transport | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Portland Ridge and Bight. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/portland-ridge-and-bight-iba-jamaica on 07/12/2023.