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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
West Indian Whistling-duck Dendrocygna arborea	NT	resident (2005)	50-249 birds	A1, A4i
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber	LC	resident (1965–1985)	20,000-49,999 birds	A4i
White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala	NT	breeding (2005)	50-249 birds	A1
Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens	NT	resident (2005)	250-999 birds	A4i
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis	LC	resident (2005)	250-999 birds	B4i
Laughing Gull Larus atricilla	LC	resident (2005)	50-249 birds	B4i
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii	LC	resident (2005)	50-249 birds	A4i
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	resident (2005)	50-249 birds	A4i
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	resident (2005)	50-249 birds	B4i
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	winter (2005)	50-249 birds	B4i
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus	LC	winter (2005)	50-249 birds	B4i
Cuban Amazon Amazona leucocephala	NT	breeding (2005)	2,500-9,999 birds	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	resident (1965–1985)	20,000-49,999 birds	A4iii

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Sam Nixon Bird Club	0

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Shrubland	major (>10)	Arid lowland scrub
Forest	minor (<10)	Mangrove
Marine Intertidal	minor (<10)
Marine Neritic	minor (<10)

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Great Inagua (Bahamas). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/great-inagua-iba-bahamas on 23/12/2024.