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Sierra Martin Garcia National Park


IBA Justification

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
Least Poorwill Siphonorhis brewsteri NT resident 2006 unknown A1, 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
Ashy-faced Owl Tyto glaucops LC resident 2007 unknown A2
Hispaniolan Trogon Temnotrogon roseigaster LC resident 2007 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 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 2006 unknown A2
Palm Crow Corvus palmarum LC resident 2007 unknown A1, A2
Rufous-throated Solitaire Myadestes genibarbis LC resident 2007 unknown A2
Bicknell's Thrush Catharus bicknelli VU winter 2006 30 individuals A1
Palmchat Dulus dominicus LC resident 2007 unknown A2
Hispaniolan Euphonia Euphonia musica LC resident 2007 unknown A2
Black-crowned Palm-tanager Phaenicophilus palmarum LC resident 2007 unknown A2
White-winged Warbler Xenoligea montana VU resident 2007 unknown A1, A2
Green-tailed Warbler Microligea palustris LC resident 2007 unknown A2
Eastern Chat-tanager Calyptophilus frugivorus NT resident 2006 30 individuals A1, A2

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


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Sierra Martín García Parque Nacional 26,150 is identical to site 0
Sierra de Martin Garcia National Park 31,900 is identical to site 0

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest -
Shrubland -
Artificial/Terrestrial -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sierra Martin Garcia National Park. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sierra-martin-garcia-national-park-iba-dominican-republic on 02/10/2023.