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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2007

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Puerto Rican Nightjar Antrostomus noctitherus	EN	resident	1985-1999	347 individuals	A1, A2
Green Mango Anthracothorax viridis	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Mango Anthracothorax aurulentus	LC	resident	2005	unknown	A2
Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Emerald Chlorostilbon maugaeus	LC	resident	2005	unknown	A2
Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Lizard-cuckoo Coccyzus vieilloti	LC	resident	2005	unknown	A2
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii	LC	breeding	2000	2-350 individuals	A4i
Puerto Rican Screech-owl Megascops nudipes	LC	resident	2005	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Tody Todus mexicanus	LC	resident	1973-1988	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Woodpecker Melanerpes portoricensis	LC	resident	2005	unknown	A2
Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Flycatcher Myiarchus antillarum	LC	resident	1973-1988	17 individuals	A2
Lesser Antillean Pewee Contopus latirostris	LC	resident	2005	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Vireo Vireo latimeri	LC	resident	1990-1993	88 individuals	A2
Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus	LC	resident	1973-1988	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Euphonia Euphonia sclateri	LC	resident	2005	unknown	A2
Adelaide's Warbler Setophaga adelaidae	LC	resident	1973-1988	4 individuals	A2
Puerto Rican Spindalis Spindalis portoricensis	LC	resident	2005	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Bullfinch Pyrrhulagra portoricensis	LC	resident	1973-1988	26 individuals	A2

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)
Reserva Natural Bahia Ballena	Natural Reserve	0	protected area contained by site	0
Reserva Natural Bahía Ballena	Private Conservation	97	protected area contained by site	0
Guaníca	Commonwealth Forest	5,402	protected area contained by site	5,402
Guanica	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	4,000	protected area contained by site	4,000
Bosque Estatal de Guánica	Natural Reserve	5,245	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Mangrove	-
Coastline		-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		-
Shrubland		-
Wetlands (inland)		-
Introduced vegetation		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
rangeland/pastureland	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Karso del Sur. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 16/01/2021.