Data Zone
Country/territory: St Vincent and the Grenadines
IBA criteria met: A1, A2 (2008)
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Area: 574 hectares (5.74 km2)
Site description (2007 baseline)
Over 90% of this Reserve falls within the designated 10,870-acre (4,401-ha) St. Vincent Parrot Reserve. Dalaway Reserve encompasses two of the island’s major potable water systems, supplying about 45% of the country’s water. Rainfall can exceed 200 inches (5,080 mm) annually. It is the smallest IBA within the proposed Central Forest Reserve.
Key biodiversity
This is a prime habitat for the St. Vincent Parrot and another of its strongholds. In 2004, the population was estimated at 164 individuals. All thirteen (13) RRS and two (2) Globally-threatened are found within the Reserve. Other regionally-endemic species (See Ivor Jackson and Associates, 2004) and species of note include the House Wren, Short-tailed Swift, Scaly-naped Pigeon, Caribbean Elaenia.
Non-bird biodiversity: Relevant species include endemic herpetofauna A. griseus, C. vincenti; endemic sub-species M. bruesi and endemic flora A. vincentiana, B. rotundifolia, P. cuneata, P. vincentiana, E. vincentinum, C. vincentiana and C. tenera.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dalaway (Buccament) Watershed (St Vincent and the Grenadines). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dalaway-(buccament)-watershed-iba-st-vincent-and-the-grenadines on 22/12/2024.