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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
West Indian Whistling-duck Dendrocygna arborea	NT	resident	2007	200 individuals	A1, A4i
Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens	LC	resident	2008	5,000 individuals	A4ii
Laughing Gull Larus atricilla	LC	resident	2007	1,000 individuals	A4i
Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Lesser Antillean Flycatcher Myiarchus oberi	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Barbuda Warbler Setophaga subita	VU	resident	2007	30 individuals	A1, A2
Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2005	Codrington Lagoon	National Park	73
2005	Codrington Lagoon	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	46
2005	Codrington Lagoon	Wildlife Reserve	46

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Mangrove	-
Shrubland		-
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	-
nature conservation and research	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Codrington Lagoon and the Creek (Antigua and Barbuda). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/codrington-lagoon-and-the-creek-iba-antigua-and-barbuda on 22/11/2024.