Sites - Important Bird Areas (IBAs)

Ornithological information 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.

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.

Populations of IBA trigger species

Protected areas

Protected area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Community Baboon Sanctuary	Private Reserve	5,253	protected area overlaps with site	5,253
Crooked Tree	Wildlife Sanctuary	14,763	protected area overlaps with site	14,753
Lamanai	Archaelogical Reserve	396	protected area overlaps with site	388
Manatee	Forest Reserve	36,576	protected area overlaps with site	126
Monkey Bay	National Park	859	protected area overlaps with site	790
Monkey Bay	Private Reserve	468	protected area overlaps with site	465
Runaway Creek	Private Reserve	2,883	protected area overlaps with site	2,883

Habitats

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Crooked Tree and associated wetlands. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 24/05/2013

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