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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2008

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus	NT	resident	2003	unknown	A1
West Indian Whistling-duck Dendrocygna arborea	NT	resident	2003	1,000 individuals	A1, A3, A4i
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber	LC	breeding	2003	100,000 individuals	A4i
White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala	NT	resident	2003	unknown	A1
Plain Pigeon Patagioenas inornata	NT	resident	2003	unknown	A1, A3
Key West Quail-dove Geotrygon chrysia	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Grey-headed Quail-dove Geotrygon caniceps	VU	resident	2007	unknown	A1, A3
Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii	LC	breeding	2006	unknown	A3
Cuban Nightjar Antrostomus cubanensis	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Antillean Palm-swift Tachornis phoenicobia	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Emerald Chlorostilbon ricordii	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Lizard-cuckoo Coccyzus merlini	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis	LC	resident	2007	800 individuals	B4i
Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritus	LC	breeding	2007	40,000 individuals	A4i
Cuban Pygmy-owl Glaucidium siju	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Bare-legged Screech-owl Margarobyas lawrencii	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Gundlach's Hawk Accipiter gundlachi	EN	resident	2003	unknown	A1, A3
Cuban Trogon Priotelus temnurus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Tody Todus multicolor	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Fernandina's Flicker Colaptes fernandinae	VU	resident	2003	unknown	A1, A3
Cuban Green Woodpecker Xiphidiopicus percussus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
West Indian Woodpecker Melanerpes superciliaris	LC	resident	2006	unknown	A3
Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
La Sagra's Flycatcher Myiarchus sagrae	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Pewee Contopus caribaeus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Vireo Vireo gundlachii	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Crow Corvus nasicus	LC	resident	2003	unknown	A3
Cuban Martin Progne cryptoleuca	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Gnatcatcher Polioptila lembeyei	LC	resident	2003	unknown	A2, A3
Oriente Warbler Teretistris fornsi	LC	resident	2003	2-132 individuals	A2, A3
Cuban Oriole Icterus melanopsis	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Tawny-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius humeralis	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Blackbird Ptiloxena atroviolacea	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Greater Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Western Spindalis Spindalis zena	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Painted Bunting Passerina ciris	LC	resident	2003	unknown	A1
Cuban Bullfinch Pyrrhulagra nigra	NT	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Grassquit Phonipara canora	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding	2007	50,000-99,999 unknown	A4iii

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Río Máximo	Refugio de Fauna	8,020	protected area contained by site	0
Laguna Larga	Reserva Florística Manejada	11,267	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Humedales de Cayo Romano	Área Protegida de Recursos Manejados	99,764	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Humedal Río Máximo-Cagüey	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	22,000	protected area contained by site	0
Cayo Sabinal	Área Protegida de Recursos Manejados	11,637	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Cayo Guajaba	Área Protegida de Recursos Manejados	1,827	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Mangrove, Gallery (or Riparian) forest, Flooded tropical evergreen forest, Tropical lowland evergreen forest, Tropical deciduous forest	-
Wetlands (inland)	Bogs, Coastal lagoons, Estuarine waters, Intertidal mud, sand or salt flats, Freshwater marshes/swamps, Rivers, Streams	-
Sea	Sea inlets, Shallow marine areas, coral reefs and keys	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Río Máximo. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 28/01/2021.