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Egretta rufescens Reddish Egret IUCN LC Egretta thula Snowy Egret IUCN LC Egretta tricolor Tri-color Heron SPAW, IUCN LC Falco columbarius Merlin CITES Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon IUCN Vulnerable Falco sparverius American Kestrel CITES Fregata magnificens Magnificent Frigatebird IUCN LC Fulica americana American Coot IUCN LC Fulica caribaea Caribbean Coot IUCN Near-threatened Gallinago gallinago Common Snipe IUCN LC Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen SPAW Geotrygon chrysia Key West Quail Dove Biome-restricted Species Grus canadensis Sandhill Crane CITES Haematopus palliatus American Oystercatcher IUCN LC Himantopus mexicanus Black-necked Stilt IUCN LC Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow IUCN LC Larus atricilla Laughing Gull IUCN LC Limnodromus griseus Short-billed Dowitcher IUCN LC Loxigilla violacea ofella Greater Antillean Bullfinch Biome-restricted Species Margarops fuscatus Pearly-eyed Thrasher Biome-restricted Species Microligea palustris Green-tailed Warbler Endemic Mimus gundlachii Bahama Mockingbird Range-restricted Species Mimus polyglottos Northern Mockingbird IUCN LC Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel IUCN LC Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night Heron SPAW Nyctanassa violacea Yellow-crowned Night Heron SPAW Pandion haliaetus Osprey IUCN Near-threatened Parula americana Northern Parula IUCN LC Pelecanus occidentalis Brown Pelican SPAW, IUCN LC Phaethon lepturus White-tailed Tropicbird IUCN LC Phoenicopterus ruber West Indian Flamingo CITES Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis CITES Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe IUCN LC Polioptila caerulea Blue-gray Gnatcatcher IUCN LC Puffinus lherinieri Audubon's Shearwater IUCN LC 200
Rallus longirostris Clapper Rail IUCN LC Recurvirostra americana American Avocet IUCN LC Seiurus aurocapillus Ovenbird IUCN LC Seiurus noveboracensis Northern Waterthrush IUCN LC Spindalis zena Western Spindalis Biome-restricted Species, IUCN LC Sterna anaethetus Bridled Tern SPAW, IUCN LC Sterna antillarum Least Tern IUCN LC Sterna caspia Caspian Tern IUCN LC Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern Regionally Threatened Sterna fuscata Sooty Tern SPAW, IUCN LC Sterna hirundo Common Tern SPAW, IUCN LC Sterna maxima Royal Tern SPAW, IUCN LC Sterna sandvicensis Sandwich Tern SPAW, IUCN LC Sula leucogaster Brown Booby Only breeding pop. In TCI Tachybaptus dominicus Least Grebe IUCN LC Tringa flavipes Lesser Yellowlegs IUCN LC Tringa melanoleuca Greater Yellowlegs IUCN LC Tringa solitaria Solitary Sandpiper IUCN LC Tyrannus cubensis Giant Kingbird IUCN Endangered Tyrannus dominicensis Gray Kingbird' IUCN LC Tyto alba Barn Owl CITES Vireo crassirostris stalagmium Thick-billed Vireo Range-restricted Species Zenaida asiatica White-winged Dove IUCN LC Zenaida aurita Zenaida Dove IUCN LC Zenaida macroura Mourning Dove IUCN LC Reptiles Anolis scriptus scriptus Bark Anole Lizard Endemic Sub-species Caretta caretta Loggerhead Turtle IUCN Endangered Chelonia Mydas Green Turtle IUCN Endangered Cyclura carinata carinata Rock Iguana IUCN Critically Endangered Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback Turtle IUCN Critically Endangered Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Turtle IUCN Critically Endangered Epicrates chrysogaster Bahama Boa Constrictor CITES, Endemic B Leiocephalus psammodromus Curly-tail Lizard Endemic Species Mabouya mabouya Skink Regional Endemic 201
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Turks and Caicos Islands National V
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Acknowledgements On behalf of the S
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The following report is intended to
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Figure 2.1.1 - Equipment for Data C
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2.3 Geographic Information Systems
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3.0 ANALYSIS 3.1 Habitat Relative D
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The following table lists TCI terre
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Palustrine Habitats # TCINVC Habita
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Caves As the Turks and Caicos Islan
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Acrostichum danaeifolium Giant Leat
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Fauna Faunal species and population
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Eurema chamberlaini Chamberlain’s
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Figure 4.1 - Coccothrinax inaguensi
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Figure 4.1.1 - 442 Coastal Habitat
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9Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern Regi
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The following table outlines critic
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5.0 PROVIDENCIALES 1 Many of the ha
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Table 5.1.1 - Providenciales Habita
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5.2 Rare, Threatened, Endangered an
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Species, IUCN LC 20Sterna dougallii
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Figure 5.2.2 - Guaiacum sanctum CIT
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5.3 Critical Habitats The island of
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Figure 5.3.1 - Chalk Sound National
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Figure 6.1 - Pinus caribaea Conifer
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In spite of scattered development a
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3Anous stolidus Brown Noddy Globall
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6.3 Critical Habitats Figure 6.2.2-
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, Figure 6.3.1 - Lacustrine Freshwa
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Figure 7.1 - Brown Pelicans and Nod
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7.2 Species of Interest The followi
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Figure 7.2.1 - Globally Significant
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The cays provide habitat for severa
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Figure 8.1 - 131 Forest Habitat on
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29 633 Estuarine Mixed Algal Nonvas
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8.2 Species of Interest Figure 8.2.
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1 Pienkowski (2002) 2 Ibid 31Opunti
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Figure 8.2.2 - Encyclia caicensis,
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Figure 8.2.4 - Antillean Nighthawk,
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The forest habitats of North Caicos
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Area Significance North Caicos RAMS
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Figure 8.3.3 - Pinus caribaea var.
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Figure 9.1 - Shoreline on East Bay
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Figure 9.1.2 - 413 and 633 Habitats
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7Pandion haliaetus Osprey IUCN Near
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9.3 Critical Habitats Figure 9.3.1
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Figure 10.1 - Middle Caicos Cave 10
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26Mammillaria nivosa Woolly Nipple
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The vast and diverse unspoiled land
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The Conch Bar Caves National Park i
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Table 10.3.1 - Middle Caicos Critic
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Figure 10.3.3 - 442, Coastal Rock B
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Figure 11.1 - Joe Grant Cay 118
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Joe Grant cay does not have any cur
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Figure 11.2.1 - Joe Grant Cay 122
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Spatial analysis identified 14 habi
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Figure 12.1.1 - Long Cay Habitats,
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Figure 12.2.1 - Endemic Species Bor
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The following table lists known cri
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Figure 13.1 - Ambergris Cay 136
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For islands occupying a small land
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25Mimosa bahamensis Bahama Mimosa E
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Figure 13.2.1 - Bahamas Endemic Eup
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Figure 14.1 - East Caicos 146
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East Caicos enjoys a relatively uni
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Page 160 and 161: AVES Birds 1Calliphlox evelynae Bah
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Page 166 and 167: Figure 16.1 - Grand Turk 166
Page 168 and 169: Grand Turk has the highest relative
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Page 176 and 177: Figure 17.1 - Turks Bank Cays, Big
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Page 186 and 187: Figure 18.1 - Salt Cay 186
Page 188 and 189: Human altered landscapes account fo
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Page 192 and 193: 18.3 Critical Habitats Salt Cay has
Page 194 and 195: Appendix A Species of Interest, Tur
Page 196 and 197: Cassia inaguensis Endemic C Cassia
Page 198 and 199: Opuntia lucayana Turk's Island Pric
Page 202 and 203: Sphaerodactylus caicosensis Dwarf G
Page 204 and 205: ATM and Wood, K. (2003). Amanyara R
Page 206: Wood, Kathleen, 2002/03. Grand Turk
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