Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Indian Whistling-duck Dendrocygna arborea | NT | resident (2005) | unknown | A1 |
| Bahama Hummingbird Nesophlox evelynae | LC | resident (2005) | unknown | A2 |
| Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens | NT | winter (2005) | 300 birds | A4i |
| Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis | LC | breeding (2005) | 150 birds | B4i |
| Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia | LC | breeding (2005) | 30 pairs | B4i |
| Laughing Gull Larus atricilla | LC | passage (2005) | 150 birds | B4i |
| Least Tern Sternula antillarum | LC | breeding (2005) | 30 pairs | B4i |
| Common Tern Sterna hirundo | LC | breeding (2005) | 200 pairs | A4i |
| Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica | LC | breeding (2005) | 20 pairs | B4i |
| Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus | LC | breeding (2005) | 60 birds | B4i |
| Thick-billed Vireo Vireo crassirostris | LC | resident (2005) | unknown | A2 |
| Bahama Mockingbird Mimus gundlachii | LC | resident (2005) | 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 (2014) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2014 | not assessed | high | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | unset | - | |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Residential and commercial development | likely in short term (<4 years) | most of population/area (50–90%) | rapid decline (>30% over 3 generations) | high |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | major (>10) | |
| Marine Neritic | major (>10) | |
| Forest | minor (<10) | Mangrove |
| Shrubland | minor (<10) |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| not utilised | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: East Caicos and adjacent areas (Turks and Caicos Islands (to UK)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/east-caicos-and-adjacent-areas-iba-turks-and-caicos-islands-(to-uk) on 23/12/2024.