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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Laughing Gull Larus atricilla	LC	resident (2006)	50-249 individuals	B4i

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Neritic	major (>10)
Shrubland	major (>10)

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
not utilised	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Salt Cay (Bahamas). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/salt-cay-iba-bahamas on 25/01/2025.