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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
Purple-throated Carib Eulampis jugularis	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus	LC	resident (2007)	< 50 birds	B4i
Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica	LC	resident (2007)	< 50 birds	A2
Lesser Antillean Pewee Contopus latirostris	LC	resident (2007)	< 50 birds	A2
Lesser Antillean Flycatcher Myiarchus oberi	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Scaly-breasted Thrasher Allenia fusca	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Brown Trembler Cinclocerthia ruficauda	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Grey Trembler Cinclocerthia gutturalis	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Lesser Antillean Euphonia Euphonia flavifrons	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Saint Lucia Oriole Icterus laudabilis	EN	resident (2007)	100 birds	A1, A2
Saint Lucia Warbler Setophaga delicata	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Lesser Antillean Saltator Saltator albicollis	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Saint Lucia Black Finch Melanospiza richardsoni	EN	resident (2007)	200 birds	A1, A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Pitons Management Area	Other Area (-)	-
1916	Castries and Dennery Waterworks Reserve and Marquis	Protected Forest / Forest Reserve (II)	5
1994	Soufriere (SMMA)	Marine Management Area (VI)	-
2004	Pitons Management Area	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA)	24

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)
Shrubland	minor (<10)

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: Pitons (Qualibou and Canaries) (St Lucia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pitons-(qualibou-and-canaries)-iba-st-lucia on 23/12/2024.