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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala	NT	resident (2007)	unknown	A1
Ring-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas caribaea	VU	resident (2007)	unknown	A1, A2
Jamaican Mango Anthracothorax mango	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Vervain Hummingbird Mellisuga minima	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Red-billed Streamertail Trochilus polytmus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Jamaican Lizard-cuckoo Coccyzus vetula	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Jamaican Owl Pseudoscops grammicus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Jamaican Tody Todus todus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Jamaican Woodpecker Melanerpes radiolatus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Jamaican Becard Pachyramphus niger	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Large Jamaican Elaenia Elaenia fallax	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Small Jamaican Elaenia Myiopagis cotta	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Jamaican Pewee Contopus pallidus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Sad Flycatcher Myiarchus barbirostris	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Rufous-tailed Flycatcher Myiarchus validus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Stolid Flycatcher Myiarchus stolidus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Jamaican Vireo Vireo modestus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Rufous-throated Solitaire Myadestes genibarbis	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
White-eyed Thrush Turdus jamaicensis	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
White-chinned Thrush Turdus aurantius	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Jamaican Euphonia Euphonia jamaica	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Jamaican Oriole Icterus leucopteryx	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Arrowhead Warbler Setophaga pharetra	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Jamaican Spindalis Spindalis nigricephala	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Orangequit Euneornis campestris	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Yellow-shouldered Grassquit Loxipasser anoxanthus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2006) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	moderate (70–90%)	moderate (70–90%)	poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (>4 years)	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Residential and commercial development	likely in short term (<4 years)	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Most of area (50–90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	No management plan exists, but the management planning process has begun	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not compre­hensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Bath Mountain	Forest Reserve (-)	-
1950	Dolphin Head	Forest Reserve (VI)	6
1950	Burnt Savannah	Forest Reserve (VI)	1
1950	Burnt Savannah Block A	Forest Reserve (VI)	-
1961	Geneva Mountain	Forest Reserve (VI)	3
1961	Raglan Mountain	Forest Reserve (VI)	2
1965	Quasheba Mountain	Forest Reserve (VI)	7
1965	Georges Plain Mountain	Forest Reserve (VI)	1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)	-
Forest	-

Land use	% of IBA
water management	major (>10)
agriculture	minor (<10)
nature conservation and research	minor (<10)
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)
forestry	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dolphin Head (Jamaica). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dolphin-head-iba-jamaica on 23/12/2024.