Data Zone
Country/territory: Barbados
IBA criteria met: B4ii (2007)
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Area: 136 hectares (1.36 km2)
Site description (2007 baseline)
Bird Rock (N13° 19' 55.46", W 59° 37' 30.41") (All coordinates from Google Earth). Bird Rock is located at the extreme northern end of the island. It is a small rock stack ca. 30 metres off shore of the coastline of cliffs which extend in both directions along the boulder-strewn shore. A narrow footpath leads to a small sandy beach near Bird Rock. At the present, no human settlement encroaches on the rock. According to Dr. Lorna Inniss of CZMU there is a restriction against building within 400 metres of the cliff along this coastline.
Key biodiversity
Hughes (1750) was the first to note shearwaters at Bird Rock. In the 19th century, Fielden (1889) recorded "considerable numbers" and took specimens and eggs. Frost and Massiah estimate between 50 to 100 nesting pairs based on their counts of birds coming to the site after sunset.
Non-bird biodiversity: Not applicable.
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 27/12/2024.