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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') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis	LC	resident	2000-2007	1-10,004 individuals	A4i
Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis	LC	winter	2000-2007	1-90,005 individuals	A4i
Least Poorwill Siphonorhis brewsteri	NT	resident	2007	unknown	A1, A2
Hispaniolan Mango Anthracothorax dominicus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Vervain Hummingbird Mellisuga minima	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Hispaniolan Lizard-cuckoo Coccyzus longirostris	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
American Coot Fulica americana	LC	resident	2000-2006	400-3,000 individuals	A1, A4i
Ashy-faced Owl Tyto glaucops	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Broad-billed Tody Todus subulatus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Hispaniolan Woodpecker Melanerpes striatus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Hispaniolan Parakeet Psittacara chloropterus	VU	resident	2007	unknown	A1, A2
Stolid Flycatcher Myiarchus stolidus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
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
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	2007	20,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2019) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	very poor (< 40%)	very poor (< 40%)	very unfavourable
Shrubland	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable
Wetlands (inland)	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1983	Laguna de Cabral o Rincón	National Park	100
1983	Laguna Cabral o Rincón	Wildlife Sanctuary	100
2004	Laguna Cabral o Rincón	Refugio De Vida Silvestre	100
2011	Refugio de Vida Silvestre Laguna Cabral o Rincón	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	82

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Grupo Ecologista Tinglar	1987
Sociedad Ecológica del Peñon	2008

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater lakes & pools, Freshwater marshes & swamps, Water-fringe vegetation	60
Shrubland	Arid lowland scrub	35
Forest	Mangrove, Second-growth & disturbed	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	50
fisheries/aquaculture	40
agriculture	10
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cabral Lagoon (Dominican Republic). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cabral-lagoon-iba-dominican-republic on 22/11/2024.