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

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

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

  1. ^ 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 / 19.68333; -80.03333


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