CU019
Desembarco del Granma


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2008 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
Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus NT resident 2007 unknown A1
West Indian Whistling-duck Dendrocygna arborea NT resident 2005 unknown A1, A3
White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala NT resident 2007 unknown A1
Plain Pigeon Patagioenas inornata NT resident 2007 unknown A1, A3
Grey-headed Quail-dove Geotrygon caniceps VU resident 2007 unknown A1, A3
Blue-headed Quail-dove Starnoenas cyanocephala EN resident 2007 unknown A1, A3
Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii LC resident 2006 unknown A3
Antillean Palm-swift Tachornis phoenicobia LC resident 2005 unknown A3
Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae NT resident 2007 unknown A1, A3
Cuban Emerald Riccordia ricordii LC resident 2007 unknown A3
Cuban Lizard-cuckoo Coccyzus merlini LC resident 2007 unknown A3
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 2007 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 EN resident 2007 unknown A1, A3
Cuban Green Woodpecker Xiphidiopicus percussus LC resident 2007 unknown A3
West Indian Woodpecker Melanerpes superciliaris LC resident 2006 unknown A3
Cuban Amazon Amazona leucocephala NT resident 2005 unknown A1, A3
Cuban Pewee Contopus caribaeus LC resident 2007 unknown A3
Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus LC resident 2007 unknown A3
Giant Kingbird Tyrannus cubensis EN resident 2007 unknown A1, A3
La Sagra's Flycatcher Myiarchus sagrae LC resident 2007 unknown A3
Cuban Vireo Vireo gundlachii LC resident 2007 unknown A3
Cuban Gnatcatcher Polioptila lembeyei LC resident 2005 unknown A2, A3
Oriente Warbler Teretistris fornsi LC resident 2007 unknown A2, A3
Cuban Oriole Icterus melanopsis 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
Cuban Bullfinch Melopyrrha nigra NT resident 2007 unknown A3
Cuban Grassquit Phonipara canora LC resident 2007 unknown A3

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2008).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Desembarco del Granma National Park World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 32,576 is identical to site 0
Desembarco del Granma Parque Nacional 26,180 is identical to site 0

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Mangrove -
Shrubland Arid lowland scrub, Second-growth & disturbed scrub -
Artificial/Terrestrial Forestry & agro-industrial plantations, Perennial crops, orchards & groves -
Marine Neritic -
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Desembarco del Granma. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/desembarco-del-granma-iba-cuba on 02/12/2023.