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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
Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus	LC	breeding (2006)	25–35 pairs	A4ii
Purple-throated Carib Eulampis jugularis	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus	LC	breeding (2006)	50–60 pairs	B4i
Least Tern Sternula antillarum	LC	breeding (2006)	10–24 pairs	B4i
Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Scaly-breasted Thrasher Allenia fusca	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus	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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1987	POINTE DES CHATEAUX	Terrain acquis par le Conservatoire du Littoral (IV)	100
1998	Etangs des Salines	Specially Protected Area (Cartagena Convention) (III)	15

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Forest	minor (<10)	Mangrove

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pointe des Châteaux (Guadeloupe (to France)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pointe-des-châteaux-iba-guadeloupe-(to-france) on 23/12/2024.