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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
Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica	LC	winter	1991	4,050-9,000 individuals	A4i
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos	LC	winter	1991	6,600 individuals	A4i
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes	LC	winter	1991	13,200 individuals	A4i
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca	LC	winter	1991	2,550 individuals	A4i
Barbados Bullfinch Loxigilla barbadensis	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	2007	20,000 individuals	A4iii

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

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
hunting	-
rangeland/pastureland	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: St Lucy Shooting Swamps. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 24/03/2023.