San Andros Pond (20525)
Bahamas, Caribbean

Site overview

KBA status: confirmed

Global KBA criteria: A1a

Year of last assessment: 2013

National site name: San Andros Pond

Central coordinates: Latitude: 25.0543, Longitude: -78.0432

System: freshwater, terrestrial

Elevation (m): 0 to 10

Area of KBA (km²): 0.00927

KBA classification: Global

Legacy site: Yes

Site details

Site description: This site is located in North Andros at the San Andros Airport. This pond is now within the airport security boundary and can only be visited by special permission at the airport. Overgrown vegetation around the pond prohibits checking the pond for birdlife.

Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for at least one criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs.

Additional biodiversity: The freshwater pond and the ornamental plants at the airport attract a wide variety of birds, while the weedy verges along the runway and nearby cultivated fields attract a different set of birds. Grebes, coots, moorhens, herons and ducks including West Indian Whistling Ducks have been seen here. Black-cowled Orioles, Smooth-billed Anis, Limpkins, seedeaters,hummingbirds and a large variety of migrant warblers can be found at this site.

Habitats

Summary of habitats in KBA: A few small freshwater ponds in the vicinity provide habitat for the waterbirds. The verges, cultivated fields and the shrubland coppice attract land birds. access is restricted within the airport boundary due to increased security measures.

Land use: urban/industrial/transport

IUCN Habitat	Coverage %	Habitat detail
Shrubland	5
Wetlands(Inland)	95

Threats

Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Development and expansion to the airport could easily destroy this habitat.

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