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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Least Tern Sternula antillarum	LC	breeding	2004	82 breeding pairs	B4i
Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus	LC	resident	2006	unknown	A2
Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis	LC	resident	2006	unknown	A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2006	Etangs et mares de Saint-Martin	Arrêté de protection de biotope	86
2007	GRAND ETANG	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral	76
2012	Étangs lagunaires de Saint-Martin	Specially Protected Area (Cartagena Convention)	76
2012	Saint-Martin	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Grand Etang (St Martin (to France)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/grand-etang-iba-st-martin-(to-france) on 23/11/2024.