Lac Bay, Bonaire (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (to Netherlands)) IBA | Details

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Lac Bay, Bonaire

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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
Yellow-shouldered Amazon Amazona barbadensis	NT	resident (2001)	100 birds	A1, A2, A3
Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1979	Bonaire	National Marine Park (II)	10

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-	Mangrove
Marine Intertidal	-
Marine Neritic	-

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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