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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
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber	LC	resident (2007)	5,000 birds	A4i
Least Tern Sternula antillarum	LC	breeding (2002)	582 birds	B4i
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding (2007)	60 birds	A4i
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	resident (1999)	340 birds	B4i
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus	LC	breeding (1999–2002)	170–174 adults	B4i

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1969	Flamingo (Bonaire) Sanctuary	Private Reserve (Ia)	-
1979	Bonaire	National Marine Park (II)	10

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	major (>10)	Salt pans & salinas
Forest	minor (<10)	Mangrove
Marine Intertidal	minor (<10)
Shrubland	minor (<10)	Arid lowland scrub

Land use	% of IBA
urban/industrial/transport	-
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pelkermeer Saltworks, Bonaire (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (to Netherlands)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pelkermeer-saltworks-bonaire-iba-bonaire-sint-eustatius-and-saba-(to-netherlands) on 22/12/2024.