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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
Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	resident (2007)	24 birds	A4i
Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Barbados Bullfinch Loxigilla barbadensis	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Graeme Hall Swamp Reserve	Other Area (-)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Mangrove
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)

Land use	% of IBA
urban/industrial/transport	major (>10)
agriculture	major (>10)
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Graeme Hall Swamp (Barbados). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/graeme-hall-swamp-iba-barbados on 23/12/2024.