Current view: Data table and detailed info
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:
Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
1999 |
Portland Bight
|
Protected Area (V) |
100
|
Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
Forest |
- |
Mangrove |
Shrubland |
- |
|
Land use |
% of IBA |
nature conservation and research |
major (>10) |
energy production and mining |
- |
hunting |
- |
The Urban Development Corporation (UDC), a quasi governmental organization owns most of the Hellshire Hills and both of the Goat Islands
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hellshire Hills (Jamaica). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hellshire-hills-iba-jamaica on 23/12/2024.