Frank Sound Forest (Cayman Islands (to UK)) IBA | Details

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Frank Sound Forest

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Cuban Amazon Amazona leucocephala	NT	resident (2005)	150 birds	A1
Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica	LC	resident (2005)	unknown	A2
Yucatan Vireo Vireo magister	LC	resident (2005)	unknown	A2
Thick-billed Vireo Vireo crassirostris	LC	breeding (2005)	unknown	A2
Vitelline Warbler Setophaga vitellina	NT	resident (2005)	unknown	A1, A2

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1990	Q.E. II Botanic Park	Q.E. II Botanic Park (II)	7

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Mangrove

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Frank Sound Forest (Cayman Islands (to UK)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/frank-sound-forest-iba-cayman-islands-(to-uk) on 23/12/2024.