VC010
King's Hill Forest Reserve


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2008 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
Lesser Antillean Swift Chaetura martinica LC resident (2006) unknown A2
Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus LC resident (2006) unknown A2
Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus LC resident (2006) unknown A2
Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica LC resident (2006) unknown A2
Grenada Flycatcher Myiarchus nugator LC resident (2006) unknown A2
Saint Vincent Tanager Tangara versicolor LC resident (2006) unknown A2
Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis LC resident (2006) unknown A2

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1987 Kingshill Forest Reserve (IV) 51

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest - Tropical deciduous; Mangrove

Land use

Land use % of IBA
tourism/recreation -
nature conservation and research -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: King's Hill Forest Reserve (St Vincent and the Grenadines). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kings-hill-forest-reserve-iba-st-vincent-and-the-grenadines on 23/12/2024.