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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
Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus	LC	breeding (2006)	100 pairs	A4ii
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis	LC	breeding (2006)	100–200 pairs	B4i
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster	LC	breeding (2006)	250–400 pairs	B4ii
Masked Booby Sula dactylatra	LC	breeding (2006)	100 pairs	B4ii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Dutchcap Cay	Marine Protected Area (V)	1
1990	Caribbean Barrier Resource System	Marine Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary (-)	-

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

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: North-west Cays (Virgin Islands (to USA)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/north-west-cays-iba-virgin-islands-(to-usa) on 23/12/2024.