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).

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

Description

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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

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Crown Wetlands". Important Bird Areas factsheet. BirdLife International. 2014. Archived from the original on 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2014-04-01.

19°41′00″N 80°01′00″W / 19.68333°N 80.01667°W / 19.68333; -80.01667