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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus | LC | breeding (2007) | 20 pairs | B4ii |
| Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri | LC | breeding (2005) | 93 pairs | B4ii |
| Brown Booby Sula leucogaster | LC | breeding (2005) | 50 pairs | B4ii |
| Brown Noddy Anous stolidus | LC | breeding (2005) | 300 pairs | B4i |
| Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus | LC | breeding (2007) | 10 pairs | B4i |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2013 | moderate | high | low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | habitat | unknown | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Shrubland | good (>90%) | moderate (70–90%) | moderate |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Invasive and other problematic species and genes | happening now | most of population/area (50–90%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | high |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Little/none of area covered (<10%) | No management plan exists, but the management planning process has begun | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | low |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Intertidal | major (>10) | |
| Marine Neritic | major (>10) | |
| Shrubland | - |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| urban/industrial/transport | - |
| tourism/recreation | - |
| fisheries/aquaculture | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Graham's Harbour (Bahamas). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/grahams-harbour-iba-bahamas on 13/12/2024.