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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
Great Curassow Crax rubra	VU	breeding (2006)	50-249 birds	A1
Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus	NT	passage (2006)	250–500 birds	A4i
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius	LC	winter (2006)	1,000-2,499 birds	A4i
Keel-billed Motmot Electron carinatum	VU	breeding (2006)	< 50 birds	A1, A3
Chestnut-colored Woodpecker Celeus castaneus	LC	breeding (2006)	unknown	A3
Great Green Macaw Ara ambiguus	CR	breeding (2006)	200–250 birds	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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1961	Corredor fronterizo (estatal)	Refugio de Vida Silvestre (IV)	6
1970	Tortuguero	Parque Nacional (II)	18
1982	La Selva	Zona Protectora (VI)	-
1985	Barra del Colorado (mixto)	Refugio de Vida Silvestre (IV)	19
1990	Tortuguero	Zona Protectora (VI)	1
1994	Dr.Archie Carr (estatal)	Refugio de Vida Silvestre (IV)	<1

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

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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 22/12/2024.