The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2003 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
1984 |
Cerro Hoya
|
Parque Nacional (II) |
100
|
Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
Artificial/Terrestrial |
major (>10) |
|
Forest |
major (>10) |
|
Land use |
% of IBA |
nature conservation and research |
major (>10) |
agriculture |
minor (<10) |
rangeland/pastureland |
minor (<10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cerro Hoya National Park (Panama). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cerro-hoya-national-park-iba-panama on 13/01/2025.