The site was identified as important 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 List1 | Season | Year(s) | Size | IBA criteria |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus | LC | breeding | 2007 | 80 individuals | B4ii |
Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus | LC | resident | 2007 | unknown | A2 |
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster | LC | breeding | 2007 | 250 individuals | B4ii |
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus | LC | breeding | 2007 | 300 individuals | B4i |
Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus | LC | breeding | 2007 | 250 individuals | A4i |
Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica | LC | resident | 2007 | unknown | A2 |
Lesser Antillean Flycatcher Myiarchus oberi | LC | resident | 2007 | unknown | A2 |
Scaly-breasted Thrasher Allenia fusca | LC | resident | 2007 | unknown | A2 |
Hispaniolan Euphonia Euphonia musica | LC | resident | 2007 | unknown | A2 |
Plumbeous Warbler Setophaga plumbea | 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 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.
Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
---|---|---|
Marine Coastal/Supratidal | major (>10) |
Land use | % of IBA |
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not utilised | major (>10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Point Des Foux (Dominica). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/point-des-foux-iba-dominica on 23/11/2024.