Lac Bay, the Glossary
Lac Bay is a shallow bay on the south-eastern coast of the island of Bonaire in the Caribbean Netherlands.[1]
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20 relations: Bare-eyed pigeon, Bay, BirdLife International, Bonaire, Caribbean elaenia, Caribbean Netherlands, Important Bird Area, Magnificent frigatebird, Mangrove, Ramsar Convention, Reddish egret, Reef, Sea turtle, Seagrass, Snowy egret, Threatened species, Tricolored heron, Wader, Yellow-crowned night heron, Yellow-shouldered amazon.
- Birds of Bonaire
- Important Bird Areas of the Dutch Caribbean
- Protected areas of Bonaire
- Ramsar sites in the Netherlands
Bare-eyed pigeon
The bare-eyed pigeon (Patagioenas corensis) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.
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Bay
A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay.
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BirdLife International
BirdLife International is a global partnership of non-governmental organizations that strives to conserve birds and their habitats.
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Bonaire
Bonaire (Papiamento) is a Caribbean island in the Leeward Antilles, and is a special municipality (officially "public body") of the Netherlands.
Caribbean elaenia
The Caribbean elaenia (Elaenia martinica) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae found in the West Indies and parts of Central America.
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Caribbean Netherlands
The Caribbean Netherlands is a geographic region of the Netherlands located outside of Europe, in the Caribbean, consisting of three special municipalities.
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Important Bird Area
An Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA) is an area identified using an internationally agreed set of criteria as being globally important for the conservation of bird populations.
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Magnificent frigatebird
The magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) is a seabird of the frigatebird family Fregatidae.
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Mangrove
A mangrove is a shrub or tree that grows mainly in coastal saline or brackish water.
Ramsar Convention
The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of Ramsar sites (wetlands).
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Reddish egret
The reddish egret (Egretta rufescens) is a medium-sized heron that is a resident breeder in Central America, the Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Gulf Coast of the United States (primarily Texas), and Mexico.
Reef
A reef is a ridge or shoal of rock, coral, or similar relatively stable material lying beneath the surface of a natural body of water.
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Sea turtle
Sea turtles (superfamily Chelonioidea), sometimes called marine turtles, are reptiles of the order Testudines and of the suborder Cryptodira.
Seagrass
Seagrasses are the only flowering plants which grow in marine environments.
Snowy egret
The snowy egret (Egretta thula) is a small white heron.
Threatened species
A threatened species is any species (including animals, plants and fungi) which is vulnerable to extinction in the near future.
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Tricolored heron
The tricolored heron (Egretta tricolor), formerly known as the Louisiana heron, is a small species of heron native to coastal parts of the Americas.
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Wader
A flock of Dunlins and Red knots Waders or shorebirds are birds of the order Charadriiformes commonly found wading along shorelines and mudflats in order to forage for food crawling or burrowing in the mud and sand, usually small arthropods such as aquatic insects or crustaceans.
Yellow-crowned night heron
The yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea), is one of two species of night heron in genus Nyctanassa.
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Yellow-shouldered amazon
The yellow-shouldered amazon (Amazona barbadensis), also known as the yellow-shouldered parrot, is a parrot of the genus Amazona that is found in the arid areas of northern Venezuela, the Venezuelan islands of Margarita and La Blanquilla, and the island of Bonaire (Caribbean Netherlands).
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See also
Birds of Bonaire
- Dos Pos, Bonaire, Important Bird Area
- Klein Bonaire
- Lac Bay
- List of birds of Bonaire
- Pelkermeer Saltworks
- Washikemba–Fontein–Onima Important Bird Area
- Washington Slagbaai National Park
Important Bird Areas of the Dutch Caribbean
- Dos Pos, Bonaire, Important Bird Area
- Fort Amsterdam (Sint Maarten)
- Fresh Pond, Sint Maarten
- Great Salt Pond, Sint Maarten
- Jan Thiel Lagoon, Curaçao
- Klein Bonaire
- Klein Curaçao
- Lac Bay
- Little Bay, Sint Maarten
- Malpais-Sint Michiel
- Muizenberg (Curaçao)
- North-east Curaçao parks and coast Important Bird Area
- Pelikan Rock, Sint Maarten
- Pelkermeer Saltworks
- Quill/Boven National Park
- Saba (island)
- Washikemba–Fontein–Onima Important Bird Area
- Washington Slagbaai National Park
Protected areas of Bonaire
Ramsar sites in the Netherlands
- Ameland
- Bargerveen Nature Reserve
- De Alde Feanen National Park
- De Biesbosch National Park
- De Groote Peel National Park
- Duinen van Texel National Park
- Grevelingen
- Griend
- Haringvliet
- Hollands Diep
- IJmeer
- IJsselmeer
- Ketelmeer
- Klein Bonaire
- Klein Curaçao
- Lac Bay
- Lauwersmeer
- Lauwersmeer National Park
- Malpais-Sint Michiel
- Markermeer
- Muizenberg (Curaçao)
- Oosterschelde National Park
- Oostvaardersplassen
- Pelkermeer Saltworks
- Saeftinghe
- Scheldt
- Schiermonnikoog National Park
- Simpson Bay Lagoon
- Terschelling
- Veerse Meer
- Vlieland
- Voordelta
- Wadden Sea National Parks
- Weerribben-Wieden National Park
- Western Scheldt
- Wolderwijd
- Zuidlaardermeer