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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Rufous-vented Chachalaca Ortalis ruficauda	LC	resident	2006	unknown	A3
White-tailed Sabrewing Campylopterus ensipennis	NT	resident	2007	30 individuals	A1, A2, A3
Copper-rumped Hummingbird Saucerottia tobaci	LC	resident	2006	unknown	A3
Venezuelan Flycatcher Myiarchus venezuelensis	LC	resident	2006	unknown	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1765	Main Ridge	Forest Reserve	100
1928	Little Tobago	Nature Reserve	38

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.