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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
Plain Chachalaca Ortalis vetula	LC	resident	2006	2,500-9,999 individuals	A3
Wedge-tailed Sabrewing Pampa curvipennis	LC	resident	2006	1,000-2,499 individuals	A3
White-collared Manakin Manacus candei	LC	resident	2006	1,000-2,499 individuals	A3
Lovely Cotinga Cotinga amabilis	LC	resident	2007	< 50 individuals	A3
Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet Ornithion semiflavum	LC	resident	2006	2,500-9,999 individuals	A3
Couch's Kingbird Tyrannus couchii	LC	resident	2007	50-249 individuals	A3
Northern Nightingale-wren Microcerculus philomela	LC	resident	2006	1,000-2,499 individuals	A3
Olive-backed Euphonia Euphonia gouldi	LC	resident	2007	1,000-2,499 individuals	A3
Montezuma Oropendola Psarocolius montezuma	LC	resident	2006	1,000-2,499 individuals	A3
Black-cowled Oriole Icterus prosthemelas	LC	resident	2006	1,000-2,499 individuals	A3
Black-throated Shrike-tanager Lanio aurantius	LC	resident	2006	2,500-9,999 individuals	A3
Crimson-collared Tanager Ramphocelus sanguinolentus	LC	resident	2006	10,000-19,999 individuals	A3
Ramphocelus passerinii	NR	resident	2006	2,500-9,999 individuals	A3

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
-	Sierra Chinajá	Area de Protección Especial	7
1955	Grutas de Lanquín	Parque Nacional	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Second-growth & disturbed scrub	45
Forest	Montane broadleaf evergreen, Pine-oak, Tropical lowland evergreen	32
Artificial/Terrestrial	Abandoned & fallow farmland, disturbed ground, Arable land, Forestry & agro-industrial plantations, Improved pasture land, Other urban & industrial areas, Perennial crops, orchards & groves, Urban parks & gardens	22
Grassland	Low, seasonally wet	1
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater lakes & pools, Streams	1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	64
rangeland/pastureland	2
energy production and mining	1
urban/industrial/transport	1
hunting	major (>10)
forestry	minor (<10)
not utilised	minor (<10)
water management	minor (<10)

The land privately and communal owned.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Candelaria - Campur (Guatemala). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/candelaria--campur-iba-guatemala on 22/11/2024.