Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2024 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 List1 | Season | Year(s) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black-billed Amazon Amazona agilis | EN | resident | 2024 | min 20 individuals | A1 |
| Yellow-billed Amazon Amazona collaria | VU | resident | 2023 | min 33 | A1 |
| Jamaican Parakeet Eupsittula nana | NT | resident | 2024 | min 30 individuals | B1a |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2024) may differ.
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2024. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2013 | unfavourable | high | negligible |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | habitat | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Forest | - | moderate (70-90%) | near favourable |
| Wetlands (inland) | - | moderate (70-90%) | near favourable |
| Shrubland | - | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Natural system modifications | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | high |
| Residential and commercial development | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
| Biological resource use | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
| Pollution | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
| Invasive and other problematic species and genes | happening now | whole area/population (>90%) | slow but significant deterioration | high |
| Climate change and severe weather | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | whole area/population (>90%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | slow but significant deterioration | low |
| Energy production and mining | past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
| Geological events | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected areas | Management plan | Other action | Result |
| Little/none of site covered (<10%) | No management planning has taken place | Very little or no conservation action taking place | negligible |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | Mangrove, Second-growth & disturbed, Gallery & riparian, Tropical deciduous | 85 |
| Shrubland | Arid lowland scrub | 10 |
| Wetlands (inland) | 5 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: North Coast Forest (Jamaica). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/north-coast-forest-iba-jamaica on 23/11/2024.