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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
Masked Duck Nomonyx dominicus	LC	resident	2007	< 50 individuals	B4i
Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus	LC	breeding	2007	< 50 individuals	B4ii
Purple-throated Carib Eulampis jugularis	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus	LC	resident	2007	< 50 individuals	B4i
Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica	LC	resident	2007	250-999 individuals	A2
Lesser Antillean Pewee Contopus latirostris	LC	resident	2007	250-999 individuals	A2
Lesser Antillean Flycatcher Myiarchus oberi	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
White-breasted Thrasher Ramphocinclus brachyurus	EN	resident	2007	100 individuals	A1, A2
Scaly-breasted Thrasher Allenia fusca	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Brown Trembler Cinclocerthia ruficauda	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Grey Trembler Cinclocerthia gutturalis	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Lesser Antillean Euphonia Euphonia flavifrons	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Saint Lucia Oriole Icterus laudabilis	EN	resident	2007	100-300 individuals	A1, A2
Saint Lucia Warbler Setophaga delicata	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Lesser Antillean Saltator Saltator albicollis	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Saint Lucia Black Finch Melanospiza richardsoni	EN	resident	2007	500 individuals	A1, 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
1916	Castries and Dennery Waterworks Reserve and Marquis	Protected Forest / Forest Reserve	12
1986	Louvet Mangroves	Marine Reserve	-
1986	Fond D'Or Beach	Marine Reserve	-
1986	Marquis Mangroves	Marine Reserve	-
1986	Cas-en-Bas Mangroves	Marine Reserve	-
1986	Grand Anse Beach and Mangrove	Marine Reserve	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
other	major (>10)
agriculture	minor (<10)
energy production and mining	minor (<10)
hunting	minor (<10)
nature conservation and research	minor (<10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Iyanola and Grande Anses, Esperance and Fond D'ors (St Lucia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/iyanola-and-grande-anses-esperance-and-fond-dors-iba-st-lucia on 23/11/2024.