Northeastern Belize (20762)
Belize, Central America
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: B1, D1a
Year of last assessment: 2007
National site name: Northeastern Belize
Central coordinates: Latitude: 18.2237, Longitude: -88.1593
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 20
Area of KBA (km2): 2332.05569
Protected area coverage (%): 52.18
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: This area is comprised of the Freshwater Creek Forest Reserve, Shipstern Nature Reserve and Fireburn – private reserves, Bacalar Chico and Honey Camp National Parks, Cerros Maya Archaeology Reserve, Corozal Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, Doubloon Bank and Little Guana Caye – Bird Sanctuaries, Rocky Point Spawning Aggregation and Bacalar Chico Marine Reserve.
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: This 238, 282 ha area has 255 recorded species of which 250 are residents, 241 are known or thought to breed in the area, 114 are species not known to nest in the area and 105 that are considered migrants. These include species that meet the A1, A2, A3, A4i trigger criteria.
Delineation rationale: Decimal Degrees X=-88.15940 Y=18.22369 Degrees and minutes 88°9.564' 18°13.4214'
Habitats
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 20 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 2 | |
| Marine Neritic | 27 | |
| Forest | 20 | |
| Marine Intertidal | 20 | |
| Savanna | 10 |