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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	2005	unknown	A1
Grey-headed Quail-dove Geotrygon caniceps	VU	resident	2005	unknown	A1, A3
Cuban Nightjar Antrostomus cubanensis	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Antillean Palm-swift Tachornis phoenicobia	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae	NT	resident	2005	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	2005	unknown	A1, A3
Cuban Trogon Priotelus temnurus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Tody Todus multicolor	LC	resident	2007	unknown	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 Parakeet Psittacara euops	VU	resident	2005	unknown	A1, A3
Cuban Pewee Contopus caribaeus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
La Sagra's Flycatcher Myiarchus sagrae	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Vireo Vireo gundlachii	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Crow Corvus nasicus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Solitaire Myadestes elisabeth	NT	resident	2005	unknown	A1, A3
Oriente Warbler Teretistris fornsi	LC	resident	2005	unknown	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
Olive-capped Warbler Setophaga pityophila	LC	resident	2005	unknown	A2, 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).

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
La Mensura-Pilotos	Parque Nacional	8,486	protected area overlaps with site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Gallery & riparian, Second-growth & disturbed	-
Shrubland		-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers, Streams	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	-
Introduced vegetation		-

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: La Mensura. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/la-mensura-iba-cuba on 03/10/2023.