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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 Tern Onychoprion anaethetus	LC	breeding	2005	50-249 individuals	B4i
Least Tern Sternula antillarum	LC	breeding	2006	50-249 breeding pairs	B4i
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii	LC	breeding	2006	50-249 breeding pairs	A4i

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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Neritic		major (>10)
Shrubland		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cay Lobos (Bahamas). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cay-lobos-iba-bahamas on 23/11/2024.