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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
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens	LC	breeding (1999)	1,000 pairs	A4ii

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	100

Land use	% of IBA
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Booby Cay Island (Nicaragua). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/booby-cay-island-iba-nicaragua on 22/12/2024.