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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
Thick-billed Vireo Vireo crassirostris	LC	breeding (2005)	< 50 birds	A2
Bahama Swallow Tachycineta cyaneoviridis	EN	resident (2005)	50-249 birds	A1, A2
Olive-capped Warbler Setophaga pityophila	LC	breeding (2005)	50-249 birds	A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1977	Lucayan National Park	National Park (II)	76

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Mangrove; Pine
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Neritic	major (>10)
Shrubland	major (>10)	Scrub

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	-
nature conservation and research	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lucayan National Park (Bahamas). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lucayan-national-park-iba-bahamas on 23/12/2024.