 It ranges in elevation from 200  to 750 m above sea level and contains tropical evergreen forest.Other IBAs on the island are the Northern Forested Ghauts and Centre Hills.The IBA was identified as such by BirdLife International because it supports, populations of bridled quail-doves, green-throated caribs, Antillean crested hummingbirds, scaly-breasted thrashers, pearly-eyed thrashers, brown tremblers, forest thrushes, Montserrat orioles and Lesser Antillean bullfinches.