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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1994	Abaco National Park	National Park	86

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 click here.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Mangrove	20
Shrubland		major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.