Data Zone
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 IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:| Species | Red List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Indian Whistling-duck Dendrocygna arborea | NT | resident (2007) | 100–300 individuals | A1, A4i |
| Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps | LC | resident (2007) | 1,000-2,499 individuals | A4i |
| White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala | NT | resident (2007) | 500 individuals | A1 |
| Jamaican Mango Anthracothorax mango | LC | resident (2007) | unknown | A2 |
| Vervain Hummingbird Mellisuga minima | LC | resident (2007) | unknown | A2 |
| Red-billed Streamertail Trochilus polytmus | LC | resident (2007) | unknown | A2 |
| American Coot Fulica americana | LC | resident (2007) | 50 individuals | A1 |
| Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis | LC | resident (2007) | 250 individuals | B4i |
| Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens | LC | resident (2007) | 100 individuals | B4ii |
| Laughing Gull Larus atricilla | LC | resident (2007) | 500 individuals | A4i |
| Least Tern Sternula antillarum | LC | resident (2007) | 250 individuals | B4i |
| Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis | LC | resident (2007) | 250 individuals | B4i |
| Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus | LC | resident (2007) | 250 individuals | B4i |
| Jamaican Owl Pseudoscops grammicus | LC | resident (2007) | unknown | A2 |
| Jamaican Woodpecker Melanerpes radiolatus | LC | resident (2007) | unknown | A2 |
| Jamaican Pewee Contopus pallidus | LC | resident (2007) | unknown | A2 |
| Sad Flycatcher Myiarchus barbirostris | LC | resident (2007) | unknown | A2 |
| Rufous-tailed Flycatcher Myiarchus validus | LC | resident (2007) | unknown | A2 |
| Stolid Flycatcher Myiarchus stolidus | LC | resident (2007) | unknown | A2 |
| Jamaican Vireo Vireo modestus | LC | resident (2007) | unknown | A2 |
| White-chinned Thrush Turdus aurantius | LC | resident (2007) | unknown | A2 |
| Jamaican Euphonia Euphonia jamaica | LC | resident (2007) | unknown | A2 |
| Jamaican Oriole Icterus leucopteryx | LC | resident (2007) | unknown | A2 |
| Orangequit Euneornis campestris | LC | resident (2007) | unknown | A2 |
| Yellow-shouldered Grassquit Loxipasser anoxanthus | LC | resident (2007) | unknown | A2 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | major (>10) | Mangrove |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | major (>10) | |
| Marine Neritic | major (>10) | |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | - | Perennial crops, orchards & groves |
| Marine Intertidal | - |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| fisheries/aquaculture | - |
| tourism/recreation | - |
| rangeland/pastureland | - |
| nature conservation and research | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Black River Great Morass (Jamaica). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/black-river-great-morass-iba-jamaica on 14/01/2025.