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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
White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala	NT	resident (1969–2007)	2,500-9,999 birds	A1
Red-footed Booby Sula sula	LC	resident (1969–2007)	10,000-19,999 birds	A4ii
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii	LC	breeding (1969–2007)	1,000-2,499 birds	A4i
Yucatan Vireo Vireo magister	LC	breeding (1969–2007)	250-999 birds	A2
Black Catbird Melanoptila glabrirostris	LC	breeding (1969–2007)	50-249 birds	A1, A2
Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera	NT	passage (1969–2007)	50-249 birds	A1
Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea	NT	passage (1969–2007)	50-249 birds	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1977	Man of War Caye	Bird Sanctuary (IV)	<1
1982	Halfmoon Caye	Natural Monument (II)	<1
1993	Glover's Reef	Glover's Reef Marine Reserve (IV)	1
1993	Glover's Reef	Specially Protected Area (Cartagena Convention) (IV)	3
1996	Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA)	8
1996	South Water Caye	South Water Caye Marine Reserve (IV)	4
1996	Laughing Bird Caye	National Park (II)	<1
1996	Sapodilla Cayes	Sapodilla Cayes Marine Reserve (IV)	1
1996	Blue Hole	Natural Monument (III)	<1
1998	Caye Caulker	Caye Caulker Marine Reserve (VI)	<1
2000	Gladden Spit and Silk Cayes	Gladden Spit and Silk Cayes Marine Reserve (IV)	1
2003	Gladden Spit	Spawning Aggregation Site Reserves (IV)	<1
2003	Maugre Caye, Turneffe Atoll	Nassau Grouper & Species Protection (IV)	<1
2003	Seal Caye, Sapodilla Cayes	Spawning Aggregation Site Reserves (IV)	<1
2003	Northern Glover's Reef	Spawning Aggregation Site Reserves (IV)	<1
2003	Dog Flea Caye	Spawning Aggregation Site Reserves (IV)	<1
2003	Caye Bokel	Spawning Aggregation Site Reserves (IV)	<1
2003	Emily or Caye Glory	Spawning Aggregation Site Reserves (IV)	<1
2003	South Point	Spawning Aggregation Site Reserves (IV)	<1
2003	Sandbore	Spawning Aggregation Site Reserves (IV)	<1
2003	Northern Two Cayes	Nassau Grouper & Species Protection (IV)	<1
2003	Sandbore Spawning Aggregation	Marine Reserve (IV)	<1
2003	Northern Glovers Reef Spawning Aggregation	Marine Reserve (IV)	<1
2003	South Point Turneffe Spawning Aggregation	Marine Reserve (IV)	<1
2003	South Point Lighthouse Spawning Aggregation	Marine Reserve (IV)	<1
2003	Rise and Fall Bank Spawning Aggregation	Marine Reserve (IV)	<1
2003	Seal Caye Spawning Aggregation	Marine Reserve (IV)	<1
2003	Emily or Caye Glory Spawning Aggregation	Marine Reserve (IV)	<1
2003	Dog Flea Spawning Aggregation	Marine Reserve (IV)	<1
2003	Gladden Spit Spawning Aggregation	Marine Reserve (IV)	<1
2003	Nicholas Caye Spawning Aggregation	Marine Reserve (IV)	<1
2012	General Use Zone	Turneffe Atoll Marine Reserve (IV)	10
2012	Caye Brokel Conservation Zone	Turneffe Atoll Marine Reserve (IV)	<1
2012	Maugre Caye Conservation Zone	Turneffe Atoll Marine Reserve (IV)	<1
2012	Vincent's Lagoon Special Management Area	Turneffe Atoll Marine Reserve (IV)	<1
2012	Dog Flea Caye Conservation Zone	Turneffe Atoll Marine Reserve (IV)	<1
2012	Blackbird Caye Conservation Zone	Turneffe Atoll Marine Reserve (IV)	<1
2012	Preservation Zone	Turneffe Atoll Marine Reserve (IV)	<1
2012	Cockroach-Grassy Caye Special Mangement Area	Turneffe Atoll Marine Reserve (IV)	<1
2012	Long Bouge Conservation Zone	Turneffe Atoll Marine Reserve (IV)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Neritic	98
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	2
Artificial/Terrestrial	minor (<10)
Forest	minor (<10)	Mangrove
Marine Intertidal	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Belize Off-shore and Barrier Islands (Belize). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/belize-off-shore-and-barrier-islands-iba-belize on 23/12/2024.