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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 IBA criteria.

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

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Bare-eyed Pigeon Patagioenas corensis	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
American Coot Fulica americana	LC	resident (2007)	170 individuals	A1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	major (>10)

The land is own by the government and lease to organization of the Tierra del Sol Golf course, and hence the Salina at that site.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tierra del Sol Salina (Aruba (to Netherlands)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tierra-del-sol-salina-iba-aruba-(to-netherlands) on 08/01/2025.