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Bubali Wetlands


IBA Justification

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
Bare-eyed Pigeon Patagioenas corensis LC resident 2007 55 individuals A3
American Coot Fulica americana LC resident 2007 110 individuals A1

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Bubali Pond Bird Sanctuary Bird Sanctuary 94

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)
Forest Mangrove -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
water management major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bubali Wetlands (Aruba (to Netherlands)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bubali-wetlands-iba-aruba-(to-netherlands) on 23/11/2024.