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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
White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala	NT	resident (2002–2007)	100–175 birds	A1
Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus	LC	resident (2002–2007)	2–4 birds	A2
Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus	LC	resident (2002–2007)	2 birds	A2
Least Tern Sternula antillarum	LC	breeding (2002–2007)	210–275 birds	B4i
Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica	LC	resident (2002–2007)	1–4 birds	A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	East End	Recreation Management Area (V)	83
1990	Caribbean Barrier Resource System	Marine Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary (-)	100
1991	Area of Particular Concern	Marine Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary (-)	100
2003	St. Croix East End Marine Park	Marine Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary (-)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Mangrove
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)
Introduced vegetation	-
Shrubland	-

Land use	% of IBA
urban/industrial/transport	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Great Pond (Virgin Islands (to USA)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/great-pond-iba-virgin-islands-(to-usa) on 23/12/2024.