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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2008

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus	NT	resident	2006	unknown	A1
West Indian Whistling-duck Dendrocygna arborea	NT	breeding	2003	150 breeding pairs	A1, A3, A4i
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber	LC	breeding	2006	20,000 individuals	A4i
White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala	NT	resident	2007	unknown	A1
Cuban Nightjar Antrostomus cubanensis	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Antillean Palm-swift Tachornis phoenicobia	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Emerald Riccordia ricordii	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Lizard-cuckoo Coccyzus merlini	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	resident	2006	10,000 individuals	A4i
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla	LC	winter	2006	10,000 individuals	A4i
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus	LC	passage	2006	3,000 individuals	A4i
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes	LC	winter	2006	5,000 individuals	A4i
Least Tern Sternula antillarum	LC	breeding	2007	50 individuals	B4i
Cuban Pygmy-owl Glaucidium siju	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Bare-legged Screech-owl Margarobyas lawrencii	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Gundlach's Hawk Accipiter gundlachi	EN	resident	2007	unknown	A1, A3
Cuban Trogon Priotelus temnurus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Tody Todus multicolor	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Fernandina's Flicker Colaptes fernandinae	EN	resident	2006	13 breeding pairs	A1, A3
Cuban Green Woodpecker Xiphidiopicus percussus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
West Indian Woodpecker Melanerpes superciliaris	LC	resident	2006	unknown	A3
Cuban Parakeet Psittacara euops	VU	resident	2007	250 individuals	A1, A3
Cuban Pewee Contopus caribaeus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
La Sagra's Flycatcher Myiarchus sagrae	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Vireo Vireo gundlachii	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Oriole Icterus melanopsis	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Tawny-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius humeralis	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Blackbird Ptiloxena atroviolacea	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Greater Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Western Spindalis Spindalis zena	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Painted Bunting Passerina ciris	LC	passage	2005	unknown	A1
Cuban Bullfinch Melopyrrha nigra	NT	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Grassquit Phonipara canora	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	-	2007	50,000-99,999 unknown	A4iii

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)
Ojo de Agua	Refugio de Fauna	1,492	protected area contained by site	0
Humedal Delta del Cauto	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	47,836	protected area contained by site	0
Delta del Cauto	Refugio de Fauna	53,830	protected area contained by site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Marine Intertidal		-
Forest	Mangrove	-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Marine Neritic		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Delta del Cauto. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 24/03/2023.