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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
Bare-eyed Pigeon Patagioenas corensis	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
American Coot Fulica americana	LC	resident (2007)	246 birds	A1
Least Tern Sternula antillarum	LC	breeding (2002)	452 birds	B4i
Yellow-shouldered Amazon Amazona barbadensis	NT	winter (2007)	100 birds	A1, A2, A3
Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus	LC	resident (2007)	20 birds	A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1979	Bonaire	National Marine Park (II)	17

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Washikemba - Fontein - Onima, Bonaire (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (to Netherlands)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/washikemba--fontein--onima-bonaire-iba-bonaire-sint-eustatius-and-saba-(to-netherlands) on 23/12/2024.