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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Ring-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas caribaea	VU	resident	2006	300-700 individuals	A1, A2
Crested Quail-Dove Geotrygon versicolor	NT	resident	2000-2002	2-3 individuals	A1, A2
Jamaican Mango Anthracothorax mango	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Vervain Hummingbird Mellisuga minima	LC	resident	2000-2002	12-14 individuals	A2
Red-billed Streamertail Trochilus polytmus	LC	resident	2000-2002	65-81 individuals	A2
Chestnut-bellied Cuckoo Coccyzus pluvialis	LC	resident	2000-2002	1-2 individuals	A2
Jamaican Lizard-cuckoo Coccyzus vetula	LC	resident	2006	unknown	A2
Black-capped Petrel Pterodroma hasitata	EN	unknown	2009	50-249 individuals	A1, A4ii
Jamaican Tody Todus todus	LC	resident	2000-2002	10-13 individuals	A2
Jamaican Woodpecker Melanerpes radiolatus	LC	resident	2000-2002	15-16 individuals	A2
Yellow-billed Amazon Amazona collaria	VU	resident	2007	unknown	A1, A2
Jamaican Becard Pachyramphus niger	LC	resident	2000-2002	5 individuals	A2
Large Jamaican Elaenia Elaenia fallax	LC	resident	2000-2002	10 individuals	A2
Small Jamaican Elaenia Myiopagis cotta	LC	resident	2000-2002	1-3 individuals	A2
Jamaican Pewee Contopus pallidus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Sad Flycatcher Myiarchus barbirostris	LC	resident	2000-2002	1-3 individuals	A2
Rufous-tailed Flycatcher Myiarchus validus	LC	resident	2000-2002	1-3 individuals	A2
Blue Mountain Vireo Vireo osburni	NT	resident	2000-2002	3-4 individuals	A1, A2
Jamaican Vireo Vireo modestus	LC	resident	2000-2002	15-27 individuals	A2
Golden Swallow Tachycineta euchrysea	VU	resident	2007	unknown	A1, A2
Rufous-throated Solitaire Myadestes genibarbis	LC	resident	2000-2002	38-50 individuals	A2
Bicknell's Thrush Catharus bicknelli	VU	winter	2007	90 individuals	A1
White-eyed Thrush Turdus jamaicensis	LC	resident	2000-2002	26-28 individuals	A2
White-chinned Thrush Turdus aurantius	LC	resident	2000-2002	30-31 individuals	A2
Jamaican Euphonia Euphonia jamaica	LC	resident	2000-2002	11-12 individuals	A2
Jamaican Oriole Icterus leucopteryx	LC	resident	2000-2002	12-17 individuals	A2
Jamaican Blackbird Nesopsar nigerrimus	EN	resident	2000-2002	7 individuals	A1, A2
Arrowhead Warbler Setophaga pharetra	LC	resident	2000-2002	6 individuals	A2
Jamaican Spindalis Spindalis nigricephala	LC	resident	2007	22-24 individuals	A2
Orangequit Euneornis campestris	LC	resident	2000-2002	28-48 individuals	A2
Yellow-shouldered Grassquit Loxipasser anoxanthus	LC	resident	2000-2002	4 individuals	A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2010) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Blue Mountains	Other Area	100
1950	Blue Mountain Forest Reserve	Forest Reserve	100
1959	Spring Estate	Forest Reserve	<1
1964	Wallenford & Cedar Valley	Forest Reserve	<1
1969	Spring Pen	Forest Reserve	<1
1993	Blue and John Crow Mountains	National Park	76
2015	Blue and John Crow Mountains	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	46

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Montane broadleaf evergreen, Second-growth & disturbed	major (>10)
Introduced vegetation		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 22/11/2024.