Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Booby Sula leucogaster | LC | breeding | 2000 | 75-200 breeding pairs | B4ii |
| Brown Noddy Anous stolidus | LC | breeding | 2000 | 480-620 breeding pairs | B4i |
| Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus | LC | breeding | 2000 | 25-35,000 breeding pairs | A4i |
| Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus | LC | breeding | 2000 | 50-155 breeding pairs | B4i |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | breeding | 2007 | 630-35,975 breeding pairs | A4iii |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | Reserva Natural Arrecifes De La Cordillera | State Conservation Area | <1 |
| 1909 | Culebra | National Wildlife Refuge | 2 |
| 1975 | Cabezas de San Juan | Natural Reserve | 17 |
| 1977 | Culebra National Wildlife Refuge | National Wildlife Refuge | - |
| 1980 | Arrecifes de la Cordillera | Natural Reserve | 42 |
| 1980 | La Cordillera | Natural Reserve | - |
| 1999 | Canal Luis Peña | Natural Reserve | 3 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | major (>10) | |
| Marine Neritic | major (>10) | |
| Forest | Mangrove | - |
| Introduced vegetation | - | |
| Shrubland | - |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| military | - |
| nature conservation and research | - |
| tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Culebra (Puerto Rico (to USA)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/culebra-iba-puerto-rico-(to-usa) on 23/11/2024.