Harrold and Wilson Ponds National Park (Bahamas)

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Harrold and Wilson Ponds National Park

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala	NT	resident	2005	< 50 individuals	A1
Bahama Hummingbird Nesophlox evelynae	LC	resident	2005	< 50 individuals	A2
Laughing Gull Larus atricilla	LC	resident	2005	250-999 individuals	A4i
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	breeding	2005	< 50 individuals	B4i
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus	LC	breeding	2005	< 50 individuals	B4i
Thick-billed Vireo Vireo crassirostris	LC	resident	2005	< 50 individuals	A2
Bahama Swallow Tachycineta cyaneoviridis	EN	resident	2005	50-249 individuals	A1, A2

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

IBA Conservation

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	not assessed	high	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	unknown

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2002	Harrold & Wilson Ponds National Park	Ecological Reserve	93
2002	Harrold and Wilson	National Park	100

Local Conservation Groups

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

Name	Year formed
BNT Ornithology Group	0

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Shrubland		minor (<10)
Forest	Mangrove	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
urban/industrial/transport	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)
agriculture	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Harrold and Wilson Ponds National Park (Bahamas). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/harrold-and-wilson-ponds-national-park-iba-bahamas on 23/11/2024.