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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
Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus	LC	resident (2002–2007)	1–5 birds	A2
Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus	LC	resident (2002–2007)	1–2 birds	A2
American Coot Fulica americana	LC	resident (2002–2007)	1–34 birds	A1
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis	LC	resident (2002–2007)	25–150 birds	B4i
Laughing Gull Larus atricilla	LC	winter (2002–2007)	1–250 birds	B4i
Least Tern Sternula antillarum	LC	breeding (2002–2005)	70–215 birds	B4i
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus	LC	winter (2002–2007)	2–28 birds	B4i
Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica	LC	winter (2002–2007)	1 birds	A2
Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus	LC	winter (2002–2007)	2–4 birds	A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Southgate	Marine Protected Area (V)	16
-	Southgate Pond	Marine Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary (-)	2
1977	Green Cay	National Wildlife Refuge (IV)	2
1977	Green Cay	National Wildlife Refuge (IV)	2
1990	Caribbean Barrier Resource System	Marine Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary (-)	-
1991	Area of Particular Concern	Marine Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary (-)	-
2000	Southgate Coastal Reserve	Other (-)	17
2003	St. Croix East End	Marine Park (IV)	63
2003	St. Croix East End Marine Park	Marine Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary (-)	-

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

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Southgate and Green Cay (Virgin Islands (to USA)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/southgate-and-green-cay-iba-virgin-islands-(to-usa) on 23/12/2024.