Black Sound Cay National Reserve
Black Sound Cay National Reserve is a national park on Green Turtle Cay in North Abaco, the Bahamas. The park was established in 1988 and has an area of 2 acres (0.81 ha).[2][3]
| Black Sound Cay National Reserve | |
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IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)[1] | |
  Black Sound Cay National Reserve The location of Black Sound Cay National Reserve within the Bahamas | |
| Location | Green Turtle Cay, the Bahamas |
| Coordinates | 26.7597°N 77.3205°W[1] |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Established | 1 November 1988[2] |
| Governing body | Bahamas National Trust |
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Flora and fauna
The mangrove area includes red, white and black mangroves, and buttonwood, creating sheltered nursery waters for groupers, crawfish and conch.[2] The park provides important habitat for birds such as the white-cheeked pintail and the West Indian whistling duck,[2] and for migratory bird species including the painted bunting, indigo bunting, American redstart, black-and-white warbler and magnolia warbler.[4]
References
- "Black Sound Cay National Park in Bahamas". Protected Planet. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- "Black Sound Cay National Reserve". The Bahamas National Trust. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- "Abaco's National Parks". Friends of the Environment. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- "Abaco Marine Parks - Management Plan 2017" (PDF). Bahamas National Trust. pp. 20–22, 72–73. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
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