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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 (2006)	unknown	A2
Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica	LC	resident (2008)	unknown	A2
Grenada Flycatcher Myiarchus nugator	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Grenada Tanager Tangara cucullata	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Annandale	Multiple Use Protected Area (VI)	2
1910	Grand Etang	National Park (II)	89
1910	Grand Etang	Forest Reserve (VI)	100

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

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-
forestry	-
tourism/recreation	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Grand Etang (Grenada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/grand-etang-iba-grenada on 23/12/2024.