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The site was identified as important in 2008 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
Lesser Antillean Swift Chaetura martinica	LC	resident	2006	unknown	A2
Purple-throated Carib Eulampis jugularis	LC	resident	2006	unknown	A2
Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus	LC	resident	2006	unknown	A2
Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus	LC	resident	2006	unknown	A2
Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica	LC	resident	2006	unknown	A2
Grenada Flycatcher Myiarchus nugator	LC	resident	2006	unknown	A2
Saint Vincent Tanager Tangara versicolor	LC	resident	2006	unknown	A2
Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis	LC	resident	2006	unknown	A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Botanic Gardens	Other Area	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		-
Introduced vegetation		-
Shrubland	Second-growth & disturbed scrub	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	-
nature conservation and research	-
other	-
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Botanic Gardens Natural Landmark (St Vincent and the Grenadines). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/botanic-gardens-natural-landmark-iba-st-vincent-and-the-grenadines on 23/11/2024.