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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
White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala	NT	resident	2005	unknown	A1
Grey-headed Quail-dove Geotrygon caniceps	VU	resident	1998	30 individuals	A1, A3
Blue-headed Quail-dove Starnoenas cyanocephala	EN	resident	2003	2 individuals	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
Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae	NT	resident	1998	present	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	2003	6 individuals	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	2003	8 individuals	A1, A3
Cuban Green Woodpecker Xiphidiopicus percussus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
West Indian Woodpecker Melanerpes superciliaris	LC	resident	2006	unknown	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	1982	present	A1, A3
La Sagra's Flycatcher Myiarchus sagrae	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Vireo Vireo gundlachii	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Martin Progne cryptoleuca	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Solitaire Myadestes elisabeth	NT	resident	2003	50 individuals	A1, A3
Yellow-headed Warbler Teretistris fernandinae	LC	resident	2005	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	2003	100 individuals	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)
Sierra del Rosario	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	25,000	protected area contained by site	0
Reserva de Biosfera Sierra del Rosario	Área Protegida de Recursos Manejados	24,504	protected area overlaps with site	0
Las Peladas	Reserva Natural	214	protected area contained by site	0
El Salón	Reserva Ecológica	582	protected area contained by site	0
El Mulo	Reserva Natural	281	protected area contained by site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Pine, Montane broadleaf evergreen, Tropical semi-deciduous	-
Grassland	Second-growth & grazed	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Forestry & agro-industrial plantations, Perennial crops, orchards & groves	-
Introduced vegetation		-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sierra del Rosario. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sierra-del-rosario-iba-cuba on 21/09/2023.