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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2008 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Lesser Antillean Swift Chaetura martinica	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Grenada Flycatcher Myiarchus nugator	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Saint Vincent Tanager Tangara versicolor	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1987	Union-Palm Island	Marine Conservation Area (VI)	74
1987	Frigate Island	Wildlife Reserve (IV)	1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Mangrove
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Neritic	major (>10)

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	-
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ashton Wetland (St Vincent and the Grenadines). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ashton-wetland-iba-st-vincent-and-the-grenadines on 23/12/2024.