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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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala	NT	resident (2007)	unknown	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
Jamaican Owl Pseudoscops grammicus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Jamaican Tody Todus todus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Jamaican Woodpecker Melanerpes radiolatus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Yellow-billed Amazon Amazona collaria	VU	winter (2007)	unknown	A1, A2
Jamaican Becard Pachyramphus niger	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Large Jamaican Elaenia Elaenia fallax	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Small Jamaican Elaenia Myiopagis cotta	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
Jamaican Crow Corvus jamaicensis	NT	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Rufous-throated Solitaire Myadestes genibarbis	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
White-eyed Thrush Turdus jamaicensis	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
Arrowhead Warbler Setophaga pharetra	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Jamaican Spindalis Spindalis nigricephala	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Orangequit Euneornis campestris	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Yellow-shouldered Grassquit Loxipasser anoxanthus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1974	Deans Valley	Forest Reserve (VI)	9

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	major (>10)	Abandoned & fallow farmland, disturbed ground; Perennial crops, orchards & groves; Urban parks & gardens
Forest	major (>10)	Mangrove; Montane broadleaf evergreen

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	minor (<10)
rangeland/pastureland	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
energy production and mining	-

The land in the area is mostly privately owned, with the exception of government owned beach/shoreline.

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