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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
Green Mango Anthracothorax viridis	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Mango Anthracothorax aurulentus	LC	resident	2004	unknown	A2
Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Emerald Riccordia maugaeus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Least Tern Sternula antillarum	LC	breeding	2004-2006	81-89 individuals	B4i
Puerto Rican Tody Todus mexicanus	LC	resident	2004	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Woodpecker Melanerpes portoricensis	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Lesser Antillean Pewee Contopus latirostris	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Flycatcher Myiarchus antillarum	LC	resident	2004	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Vireo Vireo latimeri	LC	resident	2004	unknown	A2
Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Euphonia Euphonia sclateri	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Adelaide's Warbler Setophaga adelaidae	LC	resident	2004	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Spindalis Spindalis portoricensis	LC	resident	2004	unknown	A2
Melopyrrha portoricensis	NR	resident	2004	unknown	A2

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

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Bosque Estatal de Guánica	Natural Reserve	5,245	protected area is adjacent to site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Marine Neritic		-
Introduced vegetation		-
Shrubland		-
Forest	Mangrove	-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Salinas de Punta Cucharas. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/salinas-de-punta-cucharas-iba-puerto-rico-(to-usa) on 24/09/2023.