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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
Bare-eyed Pigeon Patagioenas corensis	LC	resident (2007)	8 birds	A3
Least Tern Sternula antillarum	LC	breeding (2002)	100 birds	B4i
Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica	LC	resident (2007)	6 birds	A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1979	Bonaire	National Marine Park (II)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)
Shrubland	major (>10)	Arid lowland scrub

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Klein Bonaire, Bonaire (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (to Netherlands)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/klein-bonaire-bonaire-iba-bonaire-sint-eustatius-and-saba-(to-netherlands) on 23/12/2024.