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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
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis	LC	breeding (1985)	56 nests	B4i
Least Tern Sternula antillarum	LC	breeding (2004)	65 pairs	B4i

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2011	St Marys	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	major (>10)	Salt pans & salinas
Forest	minor (<10)	Mangrove
Shrubland	minor (<10)	Second-growth & disturbed scrub

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ponds of the Southeast Peninsula (St Kitts and Nevis). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ponds-of-the-southeast-peninsula-iba-st-kitts-and-nevis on 27/12/2024.