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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
Bridled Quail-Dove Geotrygon mystacea	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Lesser Antillean Swift Chaetura martinica	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Purple-throated Carib Eulampis jugularis	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Blue-headed Hummingbird Riccordia bicolor	NT	resident (1996)	69,580 birds	A2
Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Lesser Antillean Pewee Contopus latirostris	LC	resident (1996)	18,637 birds	A2
Lesser Antillean Flycatcher Myiarchus oberi	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Scaly-breasted Thrasher Allenia fusca	LC	resident (1996)	94,430 birds	A2
Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Brown Trembler Cinclocerthia ruficauda	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Grey Trembler Cinclocerthia gutturalis	LC	resident (1996)	8,697 birds	A2
Rufous-throated Solitaire Myadestes genibarbis	LC	resident (1996)	48,457 birds	A2
Lesser Antillean Euphonia Euphonia flavifrons	LC	resident (1996)	29,820 birds	A2
Martinique Oriole Icterus bonana	VU	resident (1996)	23,607 birds	A1, A2
Lesser Antillean Saltator Saltator albicollis	LC	resident (1996)	27,335 birds	A2
Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis	LC	resident (1996)	232,347 birds	A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1976	Martinique	Parc naturel régional (V)	100
2017	Martinique	Marine Nature Park (V)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-
Grassland	-

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pitons du Carbet (Martinique (to France)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pitons-du-carbet-iba-martinique-(to-france) on 23/12/2024.