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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
Highland Guan Penelopina nigra	VU	resident	2006	250-999 individuals	A1, A3
Horned Guan Oreophasis derbianus	EN	resident	2006	unknown	A1, A3
White-faced Quail-Dove Zentrygon albifacies	LC	resident	2006	250-999 individuals	A3
Green-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis viridipallens	LC	resident	2006	10,000-19,999 individuals	A3
Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis amethystinus	LC	resident	2006	10,000-19,999 individuals	A3
Garnet-throated Hummingbird Lamprolaima rhami	LC	resident	2006	10,000-19,999 individuals	A3
White-eared Hummingbird Basilinna leucotis	LC	resident	2006	2,500-9,999 individuals	A3
Blue-throated Motmot Aspatha gularis	LC	resident	2006	50-249 individuals	A3
Buff-breasted Flycatcher Empidonax fulvifrons	LC	resident	2006	50-249 individuals	A3
Bushy-crested Jay Cyanocorax melanocyaneus	LC	resident	2006	2,500-9,999 individuals	A3
Black-capped Swallow Atticora pileata	LC	resident	2006	250-999 individuals	A3
Rufous-browed Wren Troglodytes rufociliatus	LC	resident	2006	10,000-19,999 individuals	A3
Brown-backed Solitaire Myadestes occidentalis	LC	resident	2006	2,500-9,999 individuals	A3
Slate-colored Solitaire Myadestes unicolor	LC	resident	2006	50,000-99,999 individuals	A3
Black Thrush Turdus infuscatus	LC	resident	2006	2,500-9,999 individuals	A3
Grey Silky-flycatcher Ptiliogonys cinereus	LC	winter	2006	250-999 individuals	A3
Black-vented Oriole Icterus wagleri	LC	resident	2006	50-249 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
1997	Ixil Visis-Cabá	Reserva de la Biosfera	4
2007	Finca La Gloria	Reserva Natural Privada	<1
2007	Finca El Recuerdo	Reserva Natural Privada	<1
2007	Finca La Gloria	Private Nature Reserve	-
2007	Finca Chimel	Private Nature Reserve	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Montane broadleaf evergreen, Pine-oak	57
Artificial/Terrestrial	Forestry & agro-industrial plantations, Other urban & industrial areas, Perennial crops, orchards & groves	32
Shrubland	Second-growth & disturbed scrub	10
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers	1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	42
nature conservation and research	10
urban/industrial/transport	1
hunting	major (>10)
forestry	minor (<10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)
water management	minor (<10)

Private and communal.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cerro El Amay (Guatemala). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cerro-el-amay-iba-guatemala on 23/11/2024.