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Caribbean Work

The Caribbean is a high priority for BirdLife. It is home to over 500 species of bird, more than 25% of which are endemic to the region, and 56 are globally threatened. BirdLife's work in the Caribbean focuses on the development of an integrated bird conservation program based firmly on conserving Important Bird Areas and saving globally threatened birds. More »

Recent News 03-11-2008:  International agreement join-ups flyway conservation 03-11-2008:  New directory finds almost half Caribbean IBAs lack protection 03-10-2008:  2008 World Bird Festival celebrates migratory birds 25-09-2008:  BirdLife’s pioneering approach adopted by Millennium Development Goals 22-09-2008:  Birds indicate biodiversity crisis – and the way forward 10-06-2008:  Saving the world's most threatened birds... 05-06-2008:  BirdLife welcomes FAO report on bioenergy More News »

Regional Threatened Bird of the Week Grey-headed Quail-dove Geotrygon caniceps