BS010
Owenstown


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Bahama Hummingbird Nesophlox evelynae LC resident 2005 < 50 individuals A2
Bahama Mockingbird Mimus gundlachii LC resident 2006 50-249 individuals A2
Bahama Oriole Icterus northropi EN resident 2010-2011 present A1, A2
Bahama Yellowthroat Geothlypis rostrata LC resident 2007 < 50 individuals A2
Olive-capped Warbler Setophaga pityophila LC resident 2005 < 50 individuals A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2013) may differ.


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest major (>10)
Shrubland minor (<10)
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
not utilised major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Owenstown (Bahamas). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/owenstown-iba-bahamas on 23/11/2024.