Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Noddy Anous stolidus | LC | breeding | 2007 | 520 individuals | B4i |
| Black Noddy Anous minutus | LC | breeding | 2007 | 26-48 breeding pairs | B4i |
| Laughing Gull Larus atricilla | LC | resident | 2007 | 800 individuals | A4i |
| Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus | LC | breeding | 2006 | 14,340 individuals | B4i |
| Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus | LC | breeding | 2007 | 132 individuals | B4i |
| Least Tern Sternula antillarum | LC | breeding | 2007 | 5-85 breeding pairs | B4i |
| Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii | LC | breeding | 2007 | 25-75 breeding pairs | A4i |
| Common Tern Sterna hirundo | LC | breeding | 2007 | 10-30 breeding pairs | A4i |
| Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis | LC | breeding | 2007 | 1,300-3,500 breeding pairs | A4i |
| Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus | LC | breeding | 2007 | 10 breeding pairs | B4i |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | major (>10) | |
| Forest | Mangrove | - |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| nature conservation and research | major (>10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: San Nicolas Bay Reef Islands (Aruba (to Netherlands)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/san-nicolas-bay-reef-islands-iba-aruba-(to-netherlands) on 23/11/2024.