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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2007

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Great Curassow Crax rubra	VU	breeding	2006	50-100 individuals	A1
Lesser Ground-cuckoo Morococcyx erythropygus	LC	breeding	2006	unknown	A3
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus	LC	winter	2006	250-999 individuals	A4i
Pacific Screech-owl Megascops cooperi	LC	breeding	2006	unknown	A3
Hoffmann's Woodpecker Melanerpes hoffmannii	LC	breeding	2006	unknown	A3
Orange-fronted Parakeet Eupsittula canicularis	VU	breeding	2006	unknown	A3
Long-tailed Manakin Chiroxiphia linearis	LC	breeding	2006	unknown	A3
White-throated Magpie-jay Cyanocorax formosus	LC	breeding	2006	unknown	A3
Banded Wren Thryophilus pleurostictus	LC	breeding	2006	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)
Werner Sauter (mixto)	Refugio de Vida Silvestre	185	protected area contained by site	0
Romelia (mixto)	Refugio de Vida Silvestre	232	protected area overlaps with site	0
Península de Nicoya	Zona Protectora	21,317	protected area overlaps with site	0
Ostional (estatal)	Refugio de Vida Silvestre	8,570	protected area overlaps with site	0
Nosara	Protective Zone	923	unknown	0
Nicolás Wessberg	Reserva Natural	61	protected area overlaps with site	0
Monte Alto	Zona Protectora	910	protected area contained by site	0
La Ceiba (privado)	Refugio de Vida Silvestre	270	unknown	0
Diría	Parque Nacional	5,426	protected area contained by site	0
Cerro La Cruz	Zona Protectora	199	protected area contained by site	0
Camaronal (mixto)	Refugio de Vida Silvestre	232	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Caletas-Arío (mixto)	Refugio de Vida Silvestre	20,344	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Cabo Blanco	Reserva Natural	2,921	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Mangrove	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Nicoya Peninsula. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 16/01/2021.