{{short description|Island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} {{Infobox islands | name = Battowia Island | native_name = Battowia | native_name_link = | native_name_lang = | sobriquet = <!-- or |nickname= --> | image_name = | image_size = | image_caption = | image_alt = | map_alt = | map_width = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Saint Vincent and the Grenadines#Lesser Antilles#Caribbean | pushpin_label = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_relief = 1 | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = {{Coord|12|57|45|N|61|07|50|W|display=inline,title|region:VC_type:isle|name=Battowia}} | etymology = | location = Caribbean | grid_reference = <!-- UK only --> | archipelago = Grenadines | waterbody = | total_islands = | major_islands = | area_acre = | area_footnotes = | rank = | length_mi = <!-- or |length_ft= --> | length_footnotes = | width_mi = <!-- or |width_ft= --> | width_footnotes = | coastline_mi = <!-- or |coastline_ft= --> | coastline_footnotes = | elevation_ft = 427 | elevation_footnotes = <ref>[https://mapcarta.com/19501600 Battowia Island]</ref> | highest_mount = | country = {{VCT}} | country_admin_divisions_title = | country_admin_divisions = | country_admin_divisions_title_1 = | country_admin_divisions_1 = | country_admin_divisions_title_2 = | country_admin_divisions_2 = | country_capital_type = | country_capital = | country_largest_city_type = | country_largest_city = | country_capital_and_largest_city = | country_largest_city_population = | country_leader_title = | country_leader_name = | country_area_sqmi = <!-- or |country_area_sqft= or |country_area_acre= --> | country1 = | country1_admin_divisions_title = | country1_admin_divisions = | country1_admin_divisions_title_1 = | country1_admin_divisions_1 = | country1_capital_type = | country1_capital = | country1_largest_city_type = | country1_largest_city = | country1_capital_and_largest_city = | country1_largest_city_population = | country1_leader_title = | country1_leader_name = | country1_area_sqmi = <!-- or |country1_area_sqft= or |country1_area_acre= --> | demonym = | population = | population_as_of = | population_footnotes = | population_rank = | population_rank_max = | density_sqmi = | density_rank = | density_footnotes = | ethnic_groups = | timezone1 = AST | utc_offset1 = -4 | timezone1_DST = | utc_offset1_DST = | website = | additional_info = Private island<br>{{Infobox protected area | name = Battowia Island Wildlife Reserve | alt_name = | iucn_category = IV | image = | image_caption = | map = | relief = 1 | map_caption = | location = | nearest_city = | coordinates = | coords_ref = | area_acre = | area_km2 =65.9 | area_ref = | authorized = | established = 1987 | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | visitation_ref = | governing_body = | website = [https://www.protectedplanet.net/battowia-island-wildlife-reserve Battowia Island in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines] }} | footnotes = }}
'''Battowia''' or '''Bettowia''' is one of the Grenadine islands which lie between the Caribbean islands of Saint Vincent and Grenada.<ref>[https://geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-1770016&fid=6573&c=saint_vincent_and_the_grenadines Battowia Island: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines] National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA </ref><ref>{{in lang|fr}} [https://www.sea-seek.com/sites.php?lien=Battowia-St-Vincent- Battowia (St Vincent)]</ref> Politically, it is part of the nation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It has been declared a Wildlife Reserve.<ref>[https://www.protectedplanet.net/battowia-island-wildlife-reserve «Battowia Island in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines»] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418074146/https://www.protectedplanet.net/battowia-island-wildlife-reserve |date=2019-04-18 }}, Protected Planet</ref>
== Fauna == 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.<ref name=bli>{{cite web |url= https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/battowia-island-iba-st-vincent-and-the-grenadines |title= Battowia Island |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2024|website= BirdLife Data Zone|publisher= BirdLife International|access-date= 2024-09-13}}</ref> Land birds include tropical mockingbirds, eared doves and Antillean crested hummingbirds.<ref>Jacqui English [http://discoversvg.blogspot.com/2011/05/battowia-bird-island.html Battowia – “Bird Island”]</ref>
Other inhabitants are goats and the rare Barbour's tropical racer.<ref>[http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/21967 Battowia Island ]</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}} Category:Islands of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Category:Important Bird Areas of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Category:Private islands of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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