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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
White-bellied Chachalaca Ortalis leucogastra	LC	resident	-	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
Banded Wren Thryophilus pleurostictus	LC	resident	-	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

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
San Benito I y II	Area Natural Protegida	2,284	protected area contained by site	0
Las Colinas	Parque Nacional	35	protected area contained by site	0
El Salto	Parque Nacional	39	protected area overlaps with site	0
El Imposible y El Balsamero	Parque Nacional	1,765	protected area contained by site	0

The local conservation groups below are working to support conservation at this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Naturalist Guides from El Imposible	1997

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local conservation groups please click here.

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest		-
Grassland		-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards & groves	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: El Imposible Forest. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/03/2023.