Crooked Tree and associated wetlands (20763)
Belize, Central America
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1b, A1d, D1a
Year of last assessment: 2007
National site name: Crooked Tree and associated wetlands
Central coordinates: Latitude: 17.6340, Longitude: -88.5292
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 2 to 30
Area of KBA (km2): 1603.57018
Protected area coverage (%): 15.41
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: This area is comprised of the Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary which is also a RAMSAR site, Lamanai Archaeological Reserve, Monkey Bay National Park, Monkey Bay – a private reserve, Runaway Creek – a private reserve and the Manatee Forest Reserve. Crooked Tree and the surrounding wetlands make up a complex that was identified as important during the water bird risk assessment.
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 160,345 ha area has 400 recorded species of which 277 are residents, 243 are known or thought to breed in the area, 155 are species not known to nest in the area and 123 that are considered migrants. These include species that meet the A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4iii trigger criteria.
Delineation rationale: Decimal degrees X=-88.52924 Y=17.63410 Degrees and minutes 88°31.75440' 17°38.046'
Habitats
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 43 | |
| Shrubland | 2 | |
| Wetlands(Inland) | 9 | |
| Savanna | 37 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 9 |