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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Botanic Gardens	Other Area (-)	100

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

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 23/12/2024.