Cove Pond

Map of Anguilla

The wetland is an important breeding site for least terns

Cove Pondis a shallow 287 ha wetland at the south-western end of theCaribbeanisland ofAnguilla,aBritish Overseas Territory.It forms part of a larger coastal lagoon from which it is separated by a causeway constructed for access to theCap Julucaresort.

Important Bird Area

The wetland has been identified as anImportant Bird AreabyBirdLife Internationalbecause it provides nesting, resting, and feeding habitat for over 40 bird species, including a breeding colony ofleast ternsand winteringcommon terns.Snowyandpiping plovershave been recorded, as have thegreen-throated cariband theLesser Antillean bullfinch.