Data Zone
Country/territory: Bahamas
IBA criteria met: B4ii (2007)
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Area: 2,167 hectares (21.67 km2)
Site description (2006 baseline)
Mira Por Vos site is made up of rocky islands and shoals covering forty square miles. It is located nine miles west of Salina Point, Acklins. Mira Por Vos loosely translates into Watch Out! and the coastline lives up to its name.
Key biodiversity
This site provide nesting habitat for Audubon's Shearwater, Sooty Terns, Bridled Terns and Brown Noddies. North Rock is one of the few Brown Booby nesting sites in the Bahamas. Flamingos and Reddish Egrets have been seen at a pond on South Cay.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mira Por Vos (Bahamas). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mira-por-vos-iba-bahamas on 23/12/2024.