The site was identified as important 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 List1 | Season | Year(s) | Size | IBA criteria |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lesser Antillean Swift Chaetura martinica | LC | resident | 2006 | unknown | A2 |
Purple-throated Carib Eulampis jugularis | 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 |
Saint Vincent Amazon Amazona guildingii | VU | resident | 2006 | unknown | A1, A2 |
Grenada Flycatcher Myiarchus nugator | LC | resident | 2006 | unknown | A2 |
Scaly-breasted Thrasher Allenia fusca | LC | resident | 2006 | unknown | A2 |
Brown Trembler Cinclocerthia ruficauda | LC | resident | 2006 | unknown | A2 |
Rufous-throated Solitaire Myadestes genibarbis | LC | resident | 2006 | unknown | A2 |
Lesser Antillean Euphonia Euphonia flavifrons | LC | resident | 2006 | unknown | A2 |
Whistling Warbler Catharopeza bishopi | EN | resident | 2006 | unknown | A1, A2 |
Saint Vincent Tanager Tangara versicolor | LC | resident | 2006 | unknown | A2 |
Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis | LC | resident | 2006 | unknown | A2 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.
Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
---|---|---|---|
- | Soufriere | Other Area | 100 |
1948 | La Soufriere | Forest Reserve | - |
Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
---|---|---|
Forest | Second-growth & disturbed | - |
Land use | % of IBA |
---|---|
tourism/recreation | - |
agriculture | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
other | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: La Soufrière National Park (St Vincent and the Grenadines). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/la-soufrière-national-park-iba-st-vincent-and-the-grenadines on 22/11/2024.