BB007
Bayfield Pond


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2007 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
Masked Duck Nomonyx dominicus LC resident (2006) 30 birds B4i
Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus LC resident (2007) unknown A2
Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus LC resident (2007) unknown A2
Barbados Bullfinch Loxigilla barbadensis LC resident (2007) unknown A2

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) major (>10)

Land use

Land use % of IBA
urban/industrial/transport major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bayfield Pond (Barbados). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bayfield-pond-iba-barbados on 24/12/2024.