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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	2005	unknown	A1
White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala	NT	resident	2005	unknown	A1
Plain Pigeon Patagioenas inornata	NT	resident	2005	unknown	A1, A3
Grey-headed Quail-dove Geotrygon caniceps	VU	resident	2005	unknown	A1, A3
Blue-headed Quail-dove Starnoenas cyanocephala	EN	resident	2005	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
Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae	NT	resident	2005	unknown	A1, 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
Cuban Kite Chondrohierax wilsonii	CR	resident	1980	unknown	A1, 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
Ivory-billed Woodpecker Campephilus principalis	CR	resident	1980	unknown	A1
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
Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Giant Kingbird Tyrannus cubensis	EN	resident	2005	unknown	A1, 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	2005	unknown	A3
Cuban Gnatcatcher Polioptila lembeyei	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2, 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
Western Spindalis Spindalis zena	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Bullfinch Pyrrhulagra nigra	NT	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Grassquit Phonipara canora	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3

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)
Cuchillas del Toa	Área Protegida de Recursos Manejados	116,170	protected area contains site	70,835
Cuchillas del Toa	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	208,305	protected area contains site	70,835
Alejandro de Humboldt National Park	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	69,341	protected area overlaps with site	69,341
Alejandro de Humboldt	Parque Nacional	68,430	is identical to site	70,835

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Pine forests, Gallery (or Riparian) forest, Mangrove, Montane broadleaf evergreen forest	-
Shrubland	Arid montane scrub	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers, Streams	-
Sea		-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		-
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)		-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Forestry and agro-industrial plantations, Urban and industrial areas, Abandoned or fallow farmland, disturbed ground	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-
military	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
water management	-
energy production and mining	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Alejandro de Humboldt. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 26/01/2021.