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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
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
White-throated Magpie-jay Cyanocorax formosus	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).

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	marine and freshwater aquaculture - industrial aquaculture	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - intentional use (species being assessed is the target)	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Human intrusions and disturbance	work and other activities	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Pollution	domestic & urban waste water - type unknown/unrecorded	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Residential and commercial development	housing and urban areas	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	high

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Xiriualtique-Jiquilisco	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	100,159	protected area overlaps with site	100,159
Nancuchiname (Mata de Piña, La Maroma, Porción 5 y 6)	Area Natural Protegida	834	protected area contained by site	0
La Calzada	Protective Zone	27	unknown	0
Isla San Sebastián	Area Natural Protegida	162	protected area contained by site	0
El Tercio	Natural Area	33	unknown	0
El Astillero	Area Natural Protegida	253	protected area contained by site	0
Complejo Jaltepeque	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	49,454	protected area overlaps with site	49,454
Chaparron o Chaguantique	Area Natural Protegida	54	protected area contained by site	0
Bahía de Jiquilisco	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	63,500	protected area overlaps with site	63,500

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Mangrove, Tropical lowland evergreen, Tropical semi-deciduous	-
Desert	Semi-desert	-
Grassland	Low, seasonally wet	-
Shrubland	Arid lowland scrub	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Forestry & agro-industrial plantations, Other urban & industrial areas, Perennial crops, orchards & groves	-
Other		-
Wetlands (inland)	Saline & alkaline lakes, Freshwater lakes & pools, 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: Jiquilisco and Jaltepeque. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jiquilisco-and-jaltepeque-iba-el-salvador on 04/10/2023.