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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
Plain Pigeon Patagioenas inornata	NT	resident	2007	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
Blue-headed Quail-dove Starnoenas cyanocephala	EN	resident	2007	unknown	A1, A3
Cuban Emerald Chlorostilbon ricordii	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae	NT	resident	2007	20 individuals	A1, A3
Cuban Lizard-cuckoo Coccyzus merlini	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Pygmy-owl Glaucidium siju	LC	unknown	2007	unknown	A3
Bare-legged Screech-owl Margarobyas lawrencii	LC	unknown	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	VU	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	2007	unknown	A1, A3
Cuban Parakeet Psittacara euops	VU	resident	2007	10 breeding pairs	A1, 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 Pewee Contopus caribaeus	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	2007	40 individuals	A1, A3
Yellow-headed Warbler Teretistris fernandinae	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
Olive-capped Warbler Setophaga pityophila	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2, A3
Western Spindalis Spindalis zena	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Painted Bunting Passerina ciris	LC	winter	2007	unknown	A1
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)
Sierra la Güira	Reserva Ecológica	2,065	protected area contained by site	0
San Marcos	Reserva Florística Manejada	259	protected area overlaps with site	0
Parnaso - Los Montes	Ecological Reserve	9,091	protected area overlaps with site	0
Mil Cumbres	Área Protegida de Recursos Manejados	1,405,860	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest		-
Shrubland		-
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater marshes/swamps	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Urban and industrial areas, Forestry and agro-industrial plantations, Perennial crops, orchards, groves	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
forestry	-
military	-
tourism/recreation	-
nature conservation and research	-
agriculture	-
rangeland/pastureland	-

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

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