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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
Least Poorwill Siphonorhis brewsteri	NT	resident	2007	unknown	A1, A2
Hispaniolan Nightjar Antrostomus ekmani	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Hispaniolan Mango Anthracothorax dominicus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Vervain Hummingbird Mellisuga minima	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Hispaniolan Emerald Riccordia swainsonii	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Bay-breasted Cuckoo Coccyzus rufigularis	EN	resident	2006	unknown	A1, A2
Hispaniolan Lizard-cuckoo Coccyzus longirostris	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Hispaniolan Trogon Temnotrogon roseigaster	LC	resident	2006	unknown	A1, A2
Narrow-billed Tody Todus angustirostris	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Broad-billed Tody Todus subulatus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Antillean Piculet Nesoctites micromegas	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Hispaniolan Woodpecker Melanerpes striatus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Hispaniolan Amazon Amazona ventralis	VU	resident	2006	30 individuals	A1, A2
Hispaniolan Parakeet Psittacara chloropterus	VU	resident	2006	common	A1, A2
Hispaniolan Elaenia Elaenia cherriei	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Hispaniolan Pewee Contopus hispaniolensis	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Stolid Flycatcher Myiarchus stolidus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Flat-billed Vireo Vireo nanus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
White-necked Crow Corvus leucognaphalus	VU	resident	2007	unknown	A1, A2
Palm Crow Corvus palmarum	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A1, A2
Golden Swallow Tachycineta euchrysea	VU	resident	2006	12 nests	A1, A2
Rufous-throated Solitaire Myadestes genibarbis	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Bicknell's Thrush Catharus bicknelli	VU	winter	1997-2004	20 individuals	A1
La Selle Thrush Turdus swalesi	VU	resident	2006	unknown	A1, A2
Palmchat Dulus dominicus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Hispaniolan Euphonia Euphonia musica	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Antillean Siskin Spinus dominicensis	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Black-crowned Palm-tanager Phaenicophilus palmarum	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
White-winged Warbler Xenoligea montana	VU	resident	2006	common	A1, A2
Green-tailed Warbler Microligea palustris	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Eastern Chat-tanager Calyptophilus frugivorus	NT	resident	2006	unknown	A1, 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

Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - small-holder farming	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - scale unknown/unrecorded	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	logging & wood harvesting - intentional use: subsistence/small scale	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Sierra de Neiba	Parque Nacional	18,300	protected area contained by site	0
Sierra de Neiba	National Park	40,700	is identical to site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest		-
Artificial/Terrestrial		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Sierra de Neyba. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 02/02/2023.