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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-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus	LC	resident (2005)	50-249 birds	B4ii
Bahama Hummingbird Nesophlox evelynae	LC	breeding (2005)	50-249 birds	A2
Cuban Amazon Amazona leucocephala	NT	resident (2006)	3,600 birds	A1
Bahama Mockingbird Mimus gundlachii	LC	resident (2005)	< 50 birds	A2
Bahama Yellowthroat Geothlypis rostrata	LC	resident (2005)	50-249 birds	A2
Kirtland's Warbler Setophaga kirtlandii	NT	winter (2005)	< 50 birds	A1
Olive-capped Warbler Setophaga pityophila	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Friends of the Environment	0

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	20	Mangrove
Shrubland	major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Southern Abaco (Bahamas). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/southern-abaco-iba-bahamas on 23/12/2024.