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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
White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala	NT	resident (2005)	250-999 birds	A1
Bahama Hummingbird Nesophlox evelynae	LC	resident (2005)	< 50 birds	A2
Thick-billed Vireo Vireo crassirostris	LC	resident (2005)	250-999 birds	A2
Bahama Mockingbird Mimus gundlachii	LC	breeding (2005)	50-249 birds	A2
Bahama Yellowthroat Geothlypis rostrata	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Kirtland's Warbler Setophaga kirtlandii	NT	winter (2003–2004)	60 birds	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1951	Big Darby Island	Wild Bird Reserve (-)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Shrubland	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	minor (<10)

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: South Tarpum Bay (Bahamas). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/south-tarpum-bay-iba-bahamas on 23/12/2024.