Data Zone
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') at the site:| Species | Red List1 | Season | Year(s) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Indian Whistling-duck Dendrocygna arborea | NT | unknown | 2007 | < 50 individuals | A1 |
| Palm Crow Corvus palmarum | LC | resident | 2007 | 90 individuals | A1 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Las Dunas de las Calderas | Monumento Natural | 98 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Shrubland | Arid lowland scrub, Second-growth & disturbed scrub, Scrub | 37 |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Other urban & industrial areas, Arable land | 13 |
| Artificial/Aquatic & Marine | Salt pans & salinas | major (>10) |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | major (>10) | |
| Marine Intertidal | major (>10) | |
| Forest | Mangrove, Second-growth & disturbed | minor (<10) |
| Marine Neritic | minor (<10) |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| nature conservation and research | 77 |
| military | 10 |
| agriculture | 8 |
| urban/industrial/transport | 5 |
| other | major (>10) |
| tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bahía de las Calderas (Dominican Republic). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bahía-de-las-calderas-iba-dominican-republic on 22/11/2024.