Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2014 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:| Species | Red List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rican Mango Anthracothorax aurulentus | LC | resident (2007) | unknown | A2 |
| Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus | LC | resident (2005) | unknown | A2 |
| Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus | LC | resident (2005) | unknown | A2 |
| Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis | LC | resident (2007) | 27 individuals | B4i |
| Masked Booby Sula dactylatra | LC | non-breeding (2007) | 18 individuals | B4ii |
| Laughing Gull Larus atricilla | LC | breeding (2007) | 150 individuals | B4i |
| Least Tern Sternula antillarum | LC | breeding (2005) | 60 breeding pairs | B4i |
| Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii | LC | breeding (2007) | 157 individuals | A4i |
| Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis | LC | resident (2007) | 275 individuals | B4i |
| Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus | LC | resident (2007) | 21 individuals | B4i |
| Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica | LC | resident (2007) | unknown | A2 |
| Puerto Rican Flycatcher Myiarchus antillarum | LC | resident (2005) | unknown | A2 |
| Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus | LC | resident (2007) | unknown | A2 |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2014. The most recent assessment (2014) is shown below.
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2014 | not assessed | high | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | unset | - | |
| Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Invasive and other problematic species and genes | happening now | whole population/area (>90%) | slow deterioration (1–10% over 3 generations) | high |
| Residential and commercial development | likely in short term (within 4 years) | some of population/area (10–49%) | rapid deterioration (>30% over 3 generations) | high |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | major (>10) | Mangrove |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | major (>10) | |
| Marine Intertidal | major (>10) | |
| Shrubland | major (>10) | Arid lowland scrub |
| Marine Neritic | minor (<10) |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| tourism/recreation | minor (<10) |
| nature conservation and research | - |
| not utilised | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Anegada: Western salt ponds and coastal areas (Virgin Islands (to UK)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/anegada:-western-salt-ponds-and-coastal-areas-iba-virgin-islands-(to-uk) on 18/01/2025.