Buccament River
The Buccament River is a river in the south-west of Saint Vincent. It rises on the western slopes of Grand Bonhomme, flowing west to reach the Caribbean Sea close to the town of Layou.
Important Bird Area
[edit]A 572 ha site encompassing the watershed has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports significant populations of lesser Antillean swifts, purple and green-throated caribs, Antillean crested hummingbirds, Saint Vincent amazons, Caribbean elaenias, Grenada flycatchers, scaly-breasted thrashers, brown tremblers, rufous-throated solitaires, lesser Antillean euphonias, whistling warblers, Saint Vincent tanagers and lesser Antillean bullfinches.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dalaway (Buccament) Watershed". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- Miller, D. (ed.) (2005) Caribbean Islands. (4th edition). Footscray, VIC: Lonely Planet.
13°11′N 61°17′W / 13.183°N 61.283°W