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Tierra del Sol Salina


IBA Justification

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
Bare-eyed Pigeon Patagioenas corensis LC resident 2007 unknown A3
American Coot Fulica americana LC resident 2007 170 individuals A1

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


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

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

Land ownership
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.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) 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 23/11/2024.