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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala	NT	resident	2007	unknown	A1
Cuban Amazon Amazona leucocephala	NT	resident	2005	60-70 breeding 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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

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 area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1991	Brac Parrot Reserve	Brac Parrot Reserve	23

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.