VI006
Mangrove Lagoon


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

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Cas Cay National Conservation Area (V) 3
1994 Cas Cay/Mangrove Lagoon Marine Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary (-) 100
2011 St. Thomas East End Reserves (IV) 67

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest major (>10) Mangrove
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)
Marine Neritic major (>10)
Shrubland minor (<10) Arid lowland scrub

Land use

Land use % of IBA
tourism/recreation -
urban/industrial/transport -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mangrove Lagoon (Virgin Islands (to USA)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mangrove-lagoon-iba-virgin-islands-(to-usa) on 23/12/2024.