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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
Rufous-vented Chachalaca Ortalis ruficauda	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A3
White-tailed Sabrewing Campylopterus ensipennis	NT	resident (2007)	30 birds	A1, A2, A3
Copper-rumped Hummingbird Saucerottia tobaci	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A3
Venezuelan Flycatcher Myiarchus venezuelensis	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1765	Main Ridge	Forest Reserve (-)	100
1928	Little Tobago	Nature Reserve (IV)	38

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	minor (<10)
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Main Ridge, Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/main-ridge-tobago-iba-trinidad-and-tobago on 23/12/2024.