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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2008 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
White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala	NT	resident (2001–2002)	250-999	A1
San Andres Vireo Vireo caribaeus	VU	resident (2001–2002)	2,500-9,999 birds	A1, A2, A3
Thick-billed Vireo Vireo crassirostris	LC	unknown (2003)	present	A2, A3
Jamaican Oriole Icterus leucopteryx	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2, A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1995	Old Providence And Mc Bean Lagoon	Parque Nacional Natural (II)	<1
2000	Seaflower	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	9
2001	Parque Natural Regional de Manglares Old Point Haines Bight - San Andrés Isla	Parque Natural Regional (-)	-
2001	Parque Natural Regional Jhonny Cay	Parque Natural Regional (-)	-
2011	Jhonny Cay Regional Park	Parques Naturales Regionales (II)	<1
2011	The Peak Regional Park	Parques Naturales Regionales (II)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Neritic	95
Forest	4	Mangrove
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	1

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Reserva de Biósfera Seaflower (Colombia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/reserva-de-biósfera-seaflower-iba-colombia on 23/12/2024.