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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
Great Curassow Crax rubra	VU	breeding	2006	50-249 individuals	A1
Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus	NT	passage	2006	250-500 individuals	A4i
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius	LC	winter	2006	1,000-2,499 individuals	A4i
Keel-billed Motmot Electron carinatum	VU	breeding	2006	< 50 individuals	A1, A3
Chestnut-colored Woodpecker Celeus castaneus	LC	breeding	2006	unknown	A3
Great Green Macaw Ara ambiguus	CR	breeding	2006	200-250 individuals	A1
Streak-crowned Antvireo Dysithamnus striaticeps	LC	breeding	2006	unknown	A2, A3
White-collared Manakin Manacus candei	LC	breeding	2006	unknown	A3
Snowy Cotinga Carpodectes nitidus	LC	breeding	2006	unknown	A2, A3
Northern Nightingale-wren Microcerculus philomela	LC	breeding	2006	unknown	A3
Black-throated Wren Pheugopedius atrogularis	LC	breeding	2006	unknown	A2, A3
Stripe-breasted Wren Cantorchilus thoracicus	LC	breeding	2006	unknown	A3
Yellow-crowned Euphonia Euphonia luteicapilla	LC	breeding	2006	unknown	A3
Montezuma Oropendola Psarocolius montezuma	LC	breeding	2006	unknown	A3
Black-cowled Oriole Icterus prosthemelas	LC	breeding	2006	unknown	A3
Crimson-collared Tanager Ramphocelus sanguinolentus	LC	breeding	2006	unknown	A3
Ramphocelus passerinii	NR	breeding	2006	unknown	A3
Nicaraguan Seed-finch Sporophila nuttingi	LC	breeding	2006	unknown	A2, 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
1961	Corredor fronterizo (estatal)	Refugio de Vida Silvestre	6
1970	Tortuguero	Parque Nacional	18
1982	La Selva	Zona Protectora	-
1985	Barra del Colorado (mixto)	Refugio de Vida Silvestre	19
1990	Tortuguero	Zona Protectora	1
1994	Nacional Cariari	Humedal	<1
1994	Dr.Archie Carr (estatal)	Refugio de Vida Silvestre	<1
1996	Humedal Caribe Noreste	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	18
2010	Humedal Maquenque	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	14

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Abandoned & fallow farmland, disturbed ground, Arable land, Forestry & agro-industrial plantations, Perennial crops, orchards & groves	34
Forest	Mangrove, Tropical lowland evergreen	major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Caribbean lowlands and wetlands (Costa Rica). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/caribbean-lowlands-and-wetlands-iba-costa-rica on 22/11/2024.