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Little Bay, Sint Maarten


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
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 (2007) unknown A2
Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus LC resident (2006) unknown A2
Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis LC resident (2006) unknown A2

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest - Mangrove
Wetlands (inland) -

Land use

Land use % of IBA
tourism/recreation -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Little Bay, Sint Maarten (Sint Maarten (to Netherlands)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/little-bay-sint-maarten-iba-sint-maarten-(to-netherlands) on 23/12/2024.