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Site description (2008 baseline):
Site location and context
Located in south-west Grenada, this IBA comprises discrete wooded areas within and adjacent to residential areas. Its southern border is the northern boundary of the Mt Hartman IBA (GD006). The site extends north across the Grand Anse Road through Petit Bouc to the eastern side to Café. The northernmost edge is a concrete road (with a concrete water tower). A golf course (with adjacent houses) is situated near
the middle of the IBA.
This IBA is important for the Critically Endangered Grenada Dove
Leptotila wellsi. The population was estimated at c.25 pairs in 2003/2004 (Rusk and Clouse 2004) (pre-Hurricane Ivan), c.12–15 pairs 3–4 months after the hurricane in 2004 (Rusk 2005) (a possible under/over estimate due to a change in calling behaviour post hurricane) and 19 pairs in 2007 (Rusk 2008). Six (of the 7) Lesser Antilles EBA restricted-range birds occur at this IBA, as does the Grenada Hook-billed Kite
Chondrohierax uncinatus mirus subspecies.
Non-bird biodiversity: Nothing recorded, although reptiles and amphibians endemic to the Grenada Bank have been recorded in the adjacent Mt. Hartman Estate.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
This site is private land (with many land owners) and is unprotected. Due its importance for the Grenada Dove, special management of this site should be considered in partnership
with private landowners. Purchasing portions of this site should also be considered. Expanding residential development (which is happening both along the edge of the IBA and within its boundaries) is the primary threat to the IBA. Roads through the IBA are also leading to habitat loss and are opening up new areas to increased disturbance and use.
Hurricane Ivan (2004) severely affected the structure of the vegetation in this area.
Author: Bonnie L. Rusk
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Woodlands of Grenada (Grenada). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/woodlands-of-grenada-iba-grenada on 23/12/2024.
