Data Zone
Country/territory: Barbados
IBA criteria met: A2, A4i (2007)
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Area: 1 hectares (0.01 km2)
Site description (2007 baseline)
This small (ca. ¾ acre) artificially maintained pond located at N 13 degrees 09' 31.48" W 59 degrees 26' 19.30" is surrounded by grazing land. (This is part of the complex of wetland and contiguous pastureland in the parish of St. Philip.)
Key biodiversity
This is the only documented nesting location of Caribbean Coot on the island. About 3 or 4 pairs nest here.
Non-bird biodiversity: Not applicable.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: East Point Pond (Barbados). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/east-point-pond-iba-barbados on 25/12/2024.