BZ005
Belize Off-shore and Barrier Islands


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
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

IBA Protection

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

Habitats

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


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.