Current view: Data table and detailed info
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:
Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (category) |
% coverage of IBA |
- |
Reserva Natural Isla de Mona y Monito |
Natural Reserve (-) |
-
|
1986 |
Isla de Mona
|
Natural Reserve (V) |
100
|
Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
Marine Coastal/Supratidal |
major (>10) |
|
Marine Neritic |
major (>10) |
|
Shrubland |
major (>10) |
Arid lowland scrub |
Forest |
minor (<10) |
Tropical semi-deciduous |
Introduced vegetation |
minor (<10) |
|
Marine Intertidal |
minor (<10) |
|
Land use |
% of IBA |
nature conservation and research |
- |
hunting |
- |
tourism/recreation |
- |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mona and Monito (Puerto Rico (to USA)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mona-and-monito-iba-puerto-rico-(to-usa) on 03/12/2024.