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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
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 (2006)	unknown	A2
Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Magen's Bay	Local Conservation Area (V)	10
-	Magens Bay	Marine Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary (-)	23

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-	Mangrove
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-
Marine Intertidal	-

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: Magens Bay (Virgin Islands (to USA)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/magens-bay-iba-virgin-islands-(to-usa) on 23/12/2024.