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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2010 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
Ring-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas caribaea	VU	resident (2006)	300–700 birds	A1, A2
Crested Quail-Dove Geotrygon versicolor	NT	resident (2000–2002)	2–3 birds	A1, A2
Jamaican Mango Anthracothorax mango	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Vervain Hummingbird Mellisuga minima	LC	resident (2000–2002)	12–14 birds	A2
Red-billed Streamertail Trochilus polytmus	LC	resident (2000–2002)	65–81 birds	A2
Chestnut-bellied Cuckoo Coccyzus pluvialis	LC	resident (2000–2002)	1–2 birds	A2
Jamaican Lizard-cuckoo Coccyzus vetula	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Black-capped Petrel Pterodroma hasitata	EN	unknown (2009)	50-249 birds	A1, A4ii
Jamaican Tody Todus todus	LC	resident (2000–2002)	10–13 birds	A2
Jamaican Woodpecker Melanerpes radiolatus	LC	resident (2000–2002)	15–16 birds	A2
Yellow-billed Amazon Amazona collaria	VU	resident (2007)	unknown	A1, A2
Jamaican Becard Pachyramphus niger	LC	resident (2000–2002)	5 birds	A2
Large Jamaican Elaenia Elaenia fallax	LC	resident (2000–2002)	10 birds	A2
Small Jamaican Elaenia Myiopagis cotta	LC	resident (2000–2002)	1–3 birds	A2
Jamaican Pewee Contopus pallidus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Sad Flycatcher Myiarchus barbirostris	LC	resident (2000–2002)	1–3 birds	A2
Rufous-tailed Flycatcher Myiarchus validus	LC	resident (2000–2002)	1–3 birds	A2
Blue Mountain Vireo Vireo osburni	NT	resident (2000–2002)	3–4 birds	A1, A2
Jamaican Vireo Vireo modestus	LC	resident (2000–2002)	15–27 birds	A2
Golden Swallow Tachycineta euchrysea	VU	resident (2007)	unknown	A1, A2
Rufous-throated Solitaire Myadestes genibarbis	LC	resident (2000–2002)	38–50 birds	A2
Bicknell's Thrush Catharus bicknelli	VU	winter (2007)	90 birds	A1
White-eyed Thrush Turdus jamaicensis	LC	resident (2000–2002)	26–28 birds	A2
White-chinned Thrush Turdus aurantius	LC	resident (2000–2002)	30–31 birds	A2
Jamaican Euphonia Euphonia jamaica	LC	resident (2000–2002)	11–12 birds	A2
Jamaican Oriole Icterus leucopteryx	LC	resident (2000–2002)	12–17 birds	A2
Jamaican Blackbird Nesopsar nigerrimus	EN	resident (2000–2002)	7 birds	A1, A2
Arrowhead Warbler Setophaga pharetra	LC	resident (2000–2002)	6 birds	A2
Jamaican Spindalis Spindalis nigricephala	LC	resident (2007)	22–24 birds	A2
Orangequit Euneornis campestris	LC	resident (2000–2002)	28–48 birds	A2
Yellow-shouldered Grassquit Loxipasser anoxanthus	LC	resident (2000–2002)	4 birds	A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Blue Mountains	Other Area (-)	100
1950	Blue Mountain Forest Reserve	Forest Reserve (VI)	100
1959	Spring Estate	Forest Reserve (VI)	<1
1964	Wallenford & Cedar Valley	Forest Reserve (VI)	<1
1969	Spring Pen	Forest Reserve (VI)	<1
2015	Blue and John Crow Mountains	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA)	46

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Montane broadleaf evergreen; Second-growth & disturbed
Introduced vegetation	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	major (>10)
water management	major (>10)
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Blue Mountains (Jamaica). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/blue-mountains-iba-jamaica on 22/12/2024.