AG001
Redonda


IBA Justification

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
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens LC resident 2007 500 individuals B4ii
Red-footed Booby Sula sula LC breeding 2001 300 individuals B4ii
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster LC breeding 2007 300 individuals B4ii
Masked Booby Sula dactylatra LC breeding 2007 170 individuals B4ii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -
Marine Neritic -
Shrubland Scrub -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
not utilised major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Redonda (Antigua and Barbuda). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/redonda-iba-antigua-and-barbuda on 23/11/2024.