LC002
Castries and Dennery Waterworks Reserve and Marquis


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
Bridled Quail-Dove Geotrygon mystacea LC resident 2007 unknown A2
Lesser Antillean Swift Chaetura martinica LC resident 2007 unknown A2
Purple-throated Carib Eulampis jugularis LC resident 2007 unknown A2
Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus LC resident 2007 unknown A2
Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus LC resident 2007 unknown A2
Saint Lucia Amazon Amazona versicolor VU resident 2007 800-1,000 individuals A1, A2
Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica LC resident 2007 1,000-2,499 unknown A2
Lesser Antillean Pewee Contopus latirostris LC resident 2007 2,500-9,999 individuals A2
Lesser Antillean Flycatcher Myiarchus oberi LC resident 2007 unknown A2
Scaly-breasted Thrasher Allenia fusca LC resident 2007 unknown A2
Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus LC resident 2007 unknown A2
Brown Trembler Cinclocerthia ruficauda LC resident 2007 unknown A2
Grey Trembler Cinclocerthia gutturalis LC resident 2007 unknown A2
Rufous-throated Solitaire Myadestes genibarbis LC resident 2007 unknown A2
Forest Thrush Turdus lherminieri NT resident 2007 present A1, A2
Lesser Antillean Euphonia Euphonia flavifrons LC resident 2007 unknown A2
Saint Lucia Oriole Icterus laudabilis EN resident 2007 2,500-9,999 individuals A1, A2
Semper's Warbler Leucopeza semperi CR resident 1961 < 50 individuals A1, A2
Saint Lucia Warbler Setophaga delicata LC resident 2007 unknown A2
Lesser Antillean Saltator Saltator albicollis LC resident 2007 unknown A2
Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis LC resident 2007 unknown A2
Saint Lucia Black Finch Melanospiza richardsoni EN resident 2007 2,500-9,999 individuals A1, A2

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
1916 Castries and Dennery Waterworks Reserve and Marquis Protected Forest / Forest Reserve 96
1946 Government Forest Reserve Forest Reserve 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest major (>10)
Introduced vegetation minor (<10)
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research major (>10)
forestry major (>10)
tourism/recreation minor (<10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Castries and Dennery Waterworks Reserve and Marquis (St Lucia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/castries-and-dennery-waterworks-reserve-and-marquis-iba-st-lucia on 22/11/2024.