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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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

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

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Bridled Quail-Dove Geotrygon mystacea	LC	resident (2003)	unknown	A2
Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus	LC	resident (2003)	unknown	A2
Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus	LC	resident (2003)	unknown	A2
Scaly-breasted Thrasher Allenia fusca	LC	resident (2003)	unknown	A2
Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus	LC	resident (2003)	unknown	A2
Brown Trembler Cinclocerthia ruficauda	LC	resident (2003)	unknown	A2
Forest Thrush Turdus lherminieri	NT	resident (2003)	unknown	A1, A2
Montserrat Oriole Icterus oberi	VU	resident (2001–2002)	50–100 pairs	A1, A2
Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis	LC	resident (2003)	unknown	A2

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2014) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: South Soufriere Hills (Montserrat (to UK)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/south-soufriere-hills-iba-montserrat-(to-uk) on 23/12/2024.