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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Highland Guan Penelopina nigra	VU	resident (2000–2006)	< 50 birds	A1, A2
Great Curassow Crax rubra	VU	unknown (2000–2006)	< 50 birds	A1
Green-breasted Mountain-gem Lampornis sybillae	LC	resident (2000–2006)	unknown	A2
Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno	NT	breeding (2000–2006)	< 50 birds	A1
Three-wattled Bellbird Procnias tricarunculatus	VU	breeding (2000–2006)	50-249 birds	A1, A2
Rufous-browed Wren Troglodytes rufociliatus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1991	Cerro El Arenal	Reserva Natural (IV)	54
1991	Cerrol El Arenal	National Resource/s Reserve (-)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	100	Pine; Pine-oak

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Arenal Hill (Nicaragua). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/arenal-hill-iba-nicaragua on 23/12/2024.