AI016
Mimi Bay


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2013 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 (2013) 1 birds A2
Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica LC resident (2013) min 1 birds A2
Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus LC resident (2013) 1 birds A2
Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis LC resident (2013) 1–3 birds A2

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2013. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2013 good high very low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes habitat good

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Shrubland good (>90%) good (>90%) good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Geological events happe­ning now whole of popul­ation/area (>90%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) high
Climate change and severe weather happe­ning now whole of popul­ation/area (>90%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) high
Human intrusions and disturbance happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations) low
Transportation and service corridors happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations) low
Biological resource use happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations) low
Pollution happe­ning now 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
Little/none of area covered (<10%) No management planning has taken place Very little or no conservation action taking place very low

Habitats

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

Land use

Land use % of IBA
tourism/recreation major (>10)

Land ownership
Private


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mimi Bay (Anguilla (to UK)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mimi-bay-iba-anguilla-(to-uk) on 23/12/2024.