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
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

1. "Black Sound Cay National Park in Bahamas". Protected Planet. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
2. "Black Sound Cay National Reserve". The Bahamas National Trust. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
3. "Abaco's National Parks". Friends of the Environment. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
4. "Abaco Marine Parks - Management Plan 2017" (PDF). Bahamas National Trust. pp. 20–22, 72–73. Retrieved 3 January 2019.