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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
Cuban Amazon Amazona leucocephala	NT	resident (2005)	60–70 pairs	A1
Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica	LC	resident (2005)	unknown	A2
Thick-billed Vireo Vireo crassirostris	LC	resident (2005)	unknown	A2
Vitelline Warbler Setophaga vitellina	NT	resident (2005)	unknown	A1, A2

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2014) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1991	Brac Parrot Reserve	Brac Parrot Reserve (II)	23

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	19

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bluff Forest (Cayman Islands (to UK)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bluff-forest-iba-cayman-islands-(to-uk) on 23/12/2024.