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The site was identified as important in 2007 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
Least Poorwill Siphonorhis brewsteri	NT	resident	2006	unknown	A1, A2
Hispaniolan Mango Anthracothorax dominicus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Vervain Hummingbird Mellisuga minima	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Hispaniolan Emerald Riccordia swainsonii	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Ashy-faced Owl Tyto glaucops	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Hispaniolan Trogon Temnotrogon roseigaster	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A1, A2
Narrow-billed Tody Todus angustirostris	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Broad-billed Tody Todus subulatus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Antillean Piculet Nesoctites micromegas	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Hispaniolan Woodpecker Melanerpes striatus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Hispaniolan Amazon Amazona ventralis	VU	resident	2006	30 individuals	A1, A2
Hispaniolan Elaenia Elaenia cherriei	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Hispaniolan Pewee Contopus hispaniolensis	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Stolid Flycatcher Myiarchus stolidus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Flat-billed Vireo Vireo nanus	LC	resident	2006	unknown	A2
Palm Crow Corvus palmarum	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A1, A2
Rufous-throated Solitaire Myadestes genibarbis	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Bicknell's Thrush Catharus bicknelli	VU	winter	2006	30 individuals	A1
Palmchat Dulus dominicus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Hispaniolan Euphonia Euphonia musica	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Black-crowned Palm-tanager Phaenicophilus palmarum	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
White-winged Warbler Xenoligea montana	VU	resident	2007	unknown	A1, A2
Green-tailed Warbler Microligea palustris	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Eastern Chat-tanager Calyptophilus frugivorus	NT	resident	2006	30 individuals	A1, A2

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2007).

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Sierra Martín García	Parque Nacional	26,150	is identical to site	0
Sierra de Martin Garcia	National Park	31,900	is identical to site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest		-
Shrubland		-
Artificial/Terrestrial		-

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sierra Martin Garcia National Park. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sierra-martin-garcia-national-park-iba-dominican-republic on 01/10/2023.