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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
Lesser Antillean Swift Chaetura martinica	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Purple-throated Carib Eulampis jugularis	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Saint Vincent Amazon Amazona guildingii	VU	resident (2004)	43 birds	A1, A2
Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Grenada Flycatcher Myiarchus nugator	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Scaly-breasted Thrasher Allenia fusca	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Brown Trembler Cinclocerthia ruficauda	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Rufous-throated Solitaire Myadestes genibarbis	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Lesser Antillean Euphonia Euphonia flavifrons	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Whistling Warbler Catharopeza bishopi	EN	resident (2006)	unknown	A1, A2
Saint Vincent Tanager Tangara versicolor	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Richmond	Forest Reserve (IV)	100
-	Parrot Reserve (Richmond Forest Reserve)	Wildlife Reserve (IV)	37

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-
Shrubland	-	Second-growth & disturbed scrub

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	-
water management	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Richmond Forest Reserve (St Vincent and the Grenadines). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/richmond-forest-reserve-iba-st-vincent-and-the-grenadines on 27/12/2024.