Английская Википедия:Crown Wetlands

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Map of Little Cayman showing the location of many of the wetlands in the IBA
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West Indian whistling ducks breed in the IBA

The Crown Wetlands lie on Little Cayman, one of the Cayman Islands, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean Sea. Collectively they form one of the territory's Important Bird Areas (IBAs).

Description

The Crown Wetlands cover about 40% of the area of the island. Apart from Tarpon Lake they all dry out seasonally. They vary greatly in size and consist of four distinct types:[1]

Birds

The IBA was identified as such by BirdLife International because it supports populations of West Indian whistling ducks (with 135 breeding pairs), least terns (with 60 breeding pairs) and white-crowned pigeons.[1]

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