Sparrowhawk Hill
Sparrowhawk Hill lies in the centre of Little Cayman, one of the Cayman Islands, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean Sea. It is one of the territory's Important Bird Areas (IBAs).
Description
[edit]Sparrowhawk Hill is a 255 ha tract of pristine native dry forest with a maximum elevation of 20 m above sea level. Dominant tree species are Calyptranthes pallens, Canella winterana, Chionanthus caymanensis, Dipholis salicifolia and Erythroxylum areolatum.[1]
Birds
[edit]The IBA was identified as such by BirdLife International because it supports significant populations of white-crowned pigeons, Caribbean elaenias and vitelline warblers.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Sparrowhawk Hill". Important Bird Areas factsheet. BirdLife International. 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
19°41′00″N 80°02′00″W / 19.68333°N 80.03333°W
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