Data Zone
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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:| Species | Red List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Noddy Anous stolidus | LC | breeding (2007) | 520 birds | B4i |
| Black Noddy Anous minutus | LC | breeding (2007) | 26–48 pairs | B4i |
| Laughing Gull Larus atricilla | LC | resident (2007) | 800 birds | A4i |
| Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus | LC | breeding (2006) | 14,340 birds | B4i |
| Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus | LC | breeding (2007) | 132 birds | B4i |
| Least Tern Sternula antillarum | LC | breeding (2007) | 5–85 pairs | B4i |
| Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii | LC | breeding (2007) | 25–75 pairs | A4i |
| Common Tern Sterna hirundo | LC | breeding (2007) | 10–30 pairs | A4i |
| Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis | LC | breeding (2007) | 1,300–3,500 pairs | A4i |
| Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus | LC | breeding (2007) | 10 pairs | B4i |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| 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 23/12/2024.