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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2008 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
West Indian Whistling-duck Dendrocygna arborea	NT	resident (1997)	unknown	A1, A3
White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala	NT	resident (1997)	unknown	A1
Plain Pigeon Patagioenas inornata	NT	resident (1997)	unknown	A1, A3
Key West Quail-Dove Geotrygon chrysia	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Nightjar Antrostomus cubanensis	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Emerald Riccordia ricordii	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Lizard-cuckoo Coccyzus merlini	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Piping Plover Charadrius melodus	NT	winter (1996–2006)	98 birds	A1, A4i
Cuban Pygmy-owl Glaucidium siju	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Bare-legged Owl Margarobyas lawrencii	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Gundlach's Hawk Accipiter gundlachi	EN	resident (1997)	unknown	A1, A3
Cuban Trogon Priotelus temnurus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Tody Todus multicolor	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Green Woodpecker Xiphidiopicus percussus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
West Indian Woodpecker Melanerpes superciliaris	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A3
Cuban Pewee Contopus caribaeus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
La Sagra's Flycatcher Myiarchus sagrae	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Vireo Vireo gundlachii	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Crow Corvus nasicus	LC	resident (1997)	unknown	A3
Cuban Martin Progne cryptoleuca	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Gnatcatcher Polioptila lembeyei	LC	resident (1997)	unknown	A2, A3
Bahama Mockingbird Mimus gundlachii	LC	resident (1997)	unknown	A2, A3
Oriente Warbler Teretistris fornsi	LC	resident (1997)	unknown	A2, A3
Cuban Oriole Icterus melanopsis	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Tawny-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius humeralis	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Blackbird Ptiloxena atroviolacea	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Greater Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Western Spindalis Spindalis zena	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Painted Bunting Passerina ciris	LC	winter (1997)	unknown	A1
Cuban Grassquit Phonipara canora	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Bullfinch Melopyrrha nigra	NT	resident (2007)	unknown	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2001	Correa	Refugio de Fauna (IV)	4
2002	Centro y Oeste de Cayo Paredón Grande	Wildlife Refuge (-)	-
2012	Humedales de Cayo Romano	Área Protegida de Recursos Manejados (VI)	69
2012	Cayo Cruz	Refugio de Fauna (IV)	2
2012	Silla de Romano	Reserva Florística Manejada (IV)	1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Mangrove
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)
Marine Neritic	major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	-
Introduced vegetation	-
Shrubland	-	Arid lowland scrub

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	-
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cayos Romano - Cruz - Megano Grande (Cuba). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cayos-romano--cruz--megano-grande-iba-cuba on 22/12/2024.