VC002
Richmond Forest Reserve


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) 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 individuals 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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Richmond Forest Reserve 100
- Parrot Reserve (Richmond Forest Reserve) Wildlife Reserve 37

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest -
Shrubland Second-growth & disturbed scrub -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

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


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 25/11/2024.