Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala | NT | resident (2007) | unknown | A1 |
| Cuban Amazon Amazona leucocephala | NT | resident (2005) | 25–350 birds | A1 |
| Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica | LC | resident (2005) | unknown | A2 |
| Yucatan Vireo Vireo magister | LC | resident (2005) | unknown | A2 |
| Thick-billed Vireo Vireo crassirostris | LC | resident (2005) | unknown | A2 |
| Vitelline Warbler Setophaga vitellina | NT | resident (2005) | unknown | A1, A2 |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2014) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2014 | not assessed | high | not assessed |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | unset | - | |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Transportation and service corridors | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | high |
| Climate change and severe weather | likely in long term (>4 years) | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Biological resource use | likely in short term (<4 years) | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Residential and commercial development | likely in long term (>4 years) | few individuals/small area (<10%) | rapid decline (>30% over 3 generations) | low |
| Invasive and other problematic species and genes | likely in long term (>4 years) | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Pollution | likely in long term (>4 years) | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Geological events | likely in long term (>4 years) | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed | not assessed |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Mastic Reserve | Mastic Reserve (II) | 39 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | major (>10) | Mangrove |
| Grassland | minor (<10) |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | minor (<10) |
| not utilised | - |
| nature conservation and research | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mastic Reserve (Cayman Islands (to UK)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mastic-reserve-iba-cayman-islands-(to-uk) on 23/12/2024.