The site was identified as important 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 List1 | Season | Year(s) | Size | IBA criteria |
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Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri | LC | breeding | 1996-2003 | 50-100 breeding pairs | B4ii |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.
Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
---|---|---|
Marine Coastal/Supratidal | major (>10) |
Land use | % of IBA |
---|---|
nature conservation and research | major (>10) |
tourism/recreation | minor (<10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bird Rock (Barbados). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bird-rock-iba-barbados on 23/11/2024.