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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
Highland Guan Penelopina nigra	VU	resident	2002-2006	50-249 individuals	A1, A2, A3
White-faced Quail-dove Zentrygon albifacies	LC	resident	2000-2006	unknown	A3
Green-breasted Mountain-gem Lampornis sybillae	LC	resident	2000-2006	unknown	A2, A3
White-eared Hummingbird Basilinna leucotis	LC	resident	2000-2006	unknown	A3
Emerald-chinned Hummingbird Abeillia abeillei	LC	resident	2000-2006	unknown	A3
Three-wattled Bellbird Procnias tricarunculatus	VU	resident	2002-2006	30 individuals	A1, A2
Bushy-crested Jay Cyanocorax melanocyaneus	LC	resident	2000-2006	unknown	A2, A3
Slate-colored Solitaire Myadestes unicolor	LC	resident	2000-2006	unknown	A3
Blue-crowned Chlorophonia Chlorophonia occipitalis	LC	resident	2000-2006	unknown	A3
Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera	NT	winter	2002-2006	50-249 individuals	A1

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2007).

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Montane broadleaf evergreen, Pine-oak, Second-growth & disturbed	-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research	-
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: El Jaguar. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/el-jaguar-iba-nicaragua on 26/09/2023.