[2] [3] Politically, it is part of the nation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

[4] Battowia is locally known as "Bird Island" as it is a roosting and nesting site for a variety of seabirds, including frigatebirds, gulls, boobies, brown pelicans, brown noddies and sooty terns.

The island has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it is a key roosting and nesting site for seabirds.

[5] Land birds include tropical mockingbirds, eared doves and Antillean crested hummingbirds.

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