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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	2007	unknown	A1
West Indian Whistling-duck Dendrocygna arborea	NT	resident	1998	200 individuals	A1, A3, A4i
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber	LC	breeding	2007	12,000 individuals	A4i
White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala	NT	resident	2000	unknown	A1
Key West Quail-dove Geotrygon chrysia	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Blue-headed Quail-dove Starnoenas cyanocephala	EN	resident	2007	unknown	A1, A3
Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii	LC	breeding	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Nightjar Antrostomus cubanensis	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Emerald Chlorostilbon ricordii	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Lizard-cuckoo Coccyzus merlini	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis	LC	resident	1999	102 individuals	A4i
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens	LC	resident	2007	216 individuals	B4ii
Piping Plover Charadrius melodus	NT	winter	2006	32 individuals	A1, A4i
Laughing Gull Larus atricilla	LC	resident	2003	820 individuals	A4i
Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus	LC	resident	2003	578 individuals	A4i
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus	LC	breeding	2003	36 individuals	B4i
Gundlach's Hawk Accipiter gundlachi	EN	resident	1998	unknown	A1, A3
Cuban Tody Todus multicolor	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Green Woodpecker Xiphidiopicus percussus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
West Indian Woodpecker Melanerpes superciliaris	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Amazon Amazona leucocephala	NT	resident	2007	unknown	A1, A3
Cuban Parakeet Psittacara euops	VU	resident	2007	unknown	A1, A3
Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
La Sagra's Flycatcher Myiarchus sagrae	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Pewee Contopus caribaeus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Thick-billed Vireo Vireo crassirostris	LC	resident	2005	unknown	A2, A3
Cuban Vireo Vireo gundlachii	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Crow Corvus nasicus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Martin Progne cryptoleuca	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Gnatcatcher Polioptila lembeyei	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2, A3
Bahama Mockingbird Mimus gundlachii	LC	resident	1998	unknown	A2, A3
Zapata Sparrow Torreornis inexpectata	VU	resident	2000	unknown	A1, A2, A3
Oriente Warbler Teretistris fornsi	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2, A3
Cuban Oriole Icterus melanopsis	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Tawny-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius humeralis	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	resident	2000	unknown	A1
Cuban Bullfinch Pyrrhulagra nigra	NT	resident	2007	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

Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Loma de Santa María	Refugio de Fauna	13,030	protected area overlaps with site	0
Loma de Cunagua	Refugio de Fauna	8,228	protected area contained by site	0
Humedales de Cayo Romano	Área Protegida de Recursos Manejados	99,764	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Gran Humedal del Norte de Ciego de Ávila	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	226,875	protected area contained by site	226,875
El Venero	Refugio de Fauna	10,310	protected area overlaps with site	0
Centro y Oeste de Cayo Coco	Reserva Ecológica	17,856	protected area contained by site	0
Buenavista	Área Protegida de Recursos Manejados	63,933	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Buenavista	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	313,500	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Buenavista	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	313,500	protected area is adjacent to site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Mangrove, Tropical semi-deciduous forest	-
Wetlands (inland)	Bogs, Coastal lagoons, Estuarine waters, Intertidal mud, sand or salt flats	-
Sea	Sea inlets, Shallow marine areas, coral reefs and keys, Pelagic waters	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Urban and industrial areas	-
Introduced vegetation		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Gran Humedal del Norte de Ciego de Ávila. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 21/01/2021.