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The site was identified as important in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Green Mango Anthracothorax viridis	LC	resident	1987-2004	100 individuals	A2
Puerto Rican Mango Anthracothorax aurulentus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Emerald Riccordia maugaeus	LC	resident	1987-2004	104 individuals	A2
Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Lizard-cuckoo Coccyzus vieilloti	LC	resident	2004	12 individuals	A2
Puerto Rican Screech-owl Megascops nudipes	LC	resident	2004	12 individuals	A2
Puerto Rican Tody Todus mexicanus	LC	resident	1987-2004	50-130 individuals	A2
Puerto Rican Woodpecker Melanerpes portoricensis	LC	resident	2004	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Amazon Amazona vittata	CR	resident	2005-2006	18-35 individuals	A1, A2
Puerto Rican Flycatcher Myiarchus antillarum	LC	resident	2004	8 individuals	A2
Puerto Rican Vireo Vireo latimeri	LC	resident	2004	2 individuals	A2
Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus	LC	resident	2004	28 individuals	A2
Puerto Rican Euphonia Euphonia sclateri	LC	resident	2004	10 females	A2
Elfin Woods Warbler Setophaga angelae	EN	resident	1995	138 breeding pairs	A1, A2
Puerto Rican Spindalis Spindalis portoricensis	LC	resident	2004	20 individuals	A2
Puerto Rican Tanager Nesospingus speculiferus	VU	resident	2004	40 individuals	A2
Puerto Rican Bullfinch Melopyrrha portoricensis	VU	resident	1987-2004	< 50 individuals	A2

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2007).

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Rio Mameyes, Puerto Rico	National Wild and Scenic River	493	protected area contained by site	0
Rio Icacos, Puerto Rico	National Wild and Scenic River	287	protected area contained by site	0
Rio de la Mina, Puerto Rico	National Wild and Scenic River	252	protected area contained by site	0
Luquillo Experimental Forest (Caribbean NF)	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	3,487	protected area contained by site	3,487
El Yunque National Forest	National Forest	0	protected area contained by site	11,300
El Yunque	National Forest	11,608	protected area contained by site	0
El Toro	Wilderness	4,150	protected area contained by site	0
Caribbean National Forest/Luquillo	Other Area	0	protected area contained by site	0
Caribbean	National Forest	11,263	protected area contained by site	11,263

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Elfin	-
Introduced vegetation		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
tourism/recreation	-
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: El Yunque. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/el-yunque-iba-puerto-rico-(to-usa) on 06/12/2023.