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Klein Curaçao, Curaçao


IBA Justification

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) unknown A3
Least Tern Sternula antillarum LC breeding (2002) 286 pairs A4i

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Marine Intertidal -
Marine Neritic -
Shrubland - Arid lowland scrub

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Klein Curaçao, Curaçao (Curaçao (to Netherlands)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/klein-curaçao-curaçao-iba-curaçao-(to-netherlands) on 27/12/2024.