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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
White-bellied Chachalaca Ortalis leucogastra	LC	resident	-	unknown	A3
White-faced Quail-dove Zentrygon albifacies	LC	unknown	-	unknown	A3
Green-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis viridipallens	LC	resident	-	unknown	A2, A3
Wine-throated Hummingbird Selasphorus ellioti	LC	resident	-	unknown	A2, A3
Rufous Sabrewing Pampa rufa	LC	resident	-	unknown	A2, A3
Emerald-chinned Hummingbird Abeillia abeillei	LC	unknown	-	unknown	A3
Lesser Ground-cuckoo Morococcyx erythropygus	LC	resident	-	unknown	A3
Pacific Screech-owl Megascops cooperi	LC	resident	-	unknown	A3
Orange-fronted Parakeet Eupsittula canicularis	VU	resident	-	unknown	A3
Long-tailed Manakin Chiroxiphia linearis	LC	resident	-	unknown	A3
White-throated Magpie-jay Cyanocorax formosus	LC	resident	-	unknown	A3
Bushy-crested Jay Cyanocorax melanocyaneus	LC	resident	-	unknown	A2, A3
Rufous-browed Wren Troglodytes rufociliatus	LC	resident	-	unknown	A2, A3
Blue-and-white Mockingbird Melanotis hypoleucus	LC	resident	-	unknown	A2, A3
Brown-backed Solitaire Myadestes occidentalis	LC	unknown	-	unknown	A3
Black Thrush Turdus infuscatus	LC	unknown	-	unknown	A3
Rufous-collared Thrush Turdus rufitorques	LC	resident	-	unknown	A2, A3
Grey-crowned Ground-sparrow Melozone occipitalis	LC	resident	-	unknown	A2
Bar-winged Oriole Icterus maculialatus	LC	resident	-	unknown	A2, A3
Crescent-chested Warbler Oreothlypis superciliosa	LC	unknown	-	unknown	A3
Red-faced Warbler Cardellina rubrifrons	LC	unknown	-	unknown	A3
Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer Diglossa baritula	LC	resident	-	unknown	A3

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)
San Jose Miramar	Parque Nacional	57	protected area contained by site	0
San Isidro	Area Natural Protegida	394	protected area contained by site	0
San Blas o Las Brumas	Parque Nacional	457	protected area contained by site	0
Lava de Izalco	Parque Nacional	1,526	protected area contained by site	0
La Auxiliadora	Area Natural Protegida	110	protected area contained by site	0
Auxiliadora-San Isidro	Area Natural Protegida	394	protected area contained by site	0
Apaneca-Llamatepec	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	59,056	protected area overlaps with site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Tropical lowland evergreen, Tropical semi-deciduous	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		-
Grassland		-
Shrubland	Scrub	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Forestry & agro-industrial plantations, Perennial crops, orchards & groves, Other urban & industrial areas	-
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater marshes & swamps	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: The Volcans and San Marcelino. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/the-volcans-and-san-marcelino-iba-el-salvador on 23/09/2023.