PA022
Cerro Hoya National Park


IBA Justification

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:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Brown-backed Dove Leptotila battyi VU breeding (2006) 1,000-2,499 individuals A1, A2, A3
Great Green Macaw Ara ambiguus CR breeding (2006) 50-249 individuals A1
Three-wattled Bellbird Procnias tricarunculatus VU non-breeding (2006) 50-249 individuals A1
Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera NT winter (2006) 250-999 individuals A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1984 Cerro Hoya Parque Nacional (II) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial major (>10)
Forest major (>10)

Land use

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.