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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
Grenada Dove Leptotila wellsi	CR	resident (2007)	3 pairs	A1, A2
Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica	LC	resident (2008)	unknown	A2
Grenada Flycatcher Myiarchus nugator	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Grenada Tanager Tangara cucullata	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1996	Perseverance Protected Area (Dove Sanctuary)	Protected Site (-)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-	Mangrove
Shrubland	-

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Perseverance (Grenada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/perseverance-iba-grenada on 23/12/2024.