The site was identified as important in 2014 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 |
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Common Tern Sterna hirundo | LC | passage | 2007 | max 5 individuals | B4i |
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus | LC | passage | 2007 | max 14 individuals | B4i |
Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica | LC | resident | 2013 | present | A2 |
Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis | LC | resident | 2013 | present | A2 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2014) may differ.
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2014. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.
IBA conservation assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
2013 | near favourable | high | negligible |
Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
yes | habitat | - |
State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
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Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
Shrubland | moderate (70-90%) | good (> 90%) | near favourable |
Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
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Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Geological events | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | whole area/population (>90%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | high |
Climate change and severe weather | likely in long term (beyond 4 years) | whole area/population (>90%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | high |
Residential and commercial development | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
Invasive and other problematic species and genes | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Pollution | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Transportation and service corridors | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | slow but significant deterioration | low |
Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Biological resource use | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Human intrusions and disturbance | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Natural system modifications | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | no or imperceptible deterioration | low |
Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
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Protected areas | Management plan | Other action | Result |
Little/none of site covered (<10%) | No management planning has taken place | Very little or no conservation action taking place | negligible |
Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
---|---|---|
Marine Coastal/Supratidal | major (>10) | |
Shrubland | Arid lowland scrub | minor (<10) |
Land use | % of IBA |
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nature conservation and research | major (>10) |
tourism/recreation | minor (<10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: West End Pond (Anguilla (to UK)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/west-end-pond-iba-anguilla-(to-uk) on 23/11/2024.