PA006
Damani Wetlands


IBA Justification

Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2003

Populations of IBA trigger species
Species Current IUCN Red List Category Season Year(s) of estimate Population at site IBA criteria triggered
Great Curassow Crax rubra VU breeding 2006 50-249 individuals A1
Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi NT winter 2006 50-249 individuals A1
Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera NT winter 2006 50-249 individuals A1

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Humedal de Importancia Internacional Damani-Guariviara Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 24,089 protected area contains site 11,460
Escudo de Veraguas Paisaje Protegido 40,500 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Damani-Guariviara Humedal de Importancia Internacional 24,089 protected area overlaps with site 0

Habitats

IUCN Habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -
Forest Mangrove -
Marine Intertidal -
For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
agriculture -
fisheries/aquaculture -
For further information about the land-use classification, please click here.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Damani Wetlands. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/20639 on 29/05/2023.