Current view: Data table and detailed info
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 List1 |
Season |
Year(s) |
Size |
IBA criteria |
White-faced Quail-Dove Zentrygon albifacies |
LC |
resident |
1999 |
< 50 birds |
A3 |
Green-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis viridipallens |
LC |
resident |
1999 |
1,000-2,499 birds |
A3 |
White-eared Hummingbird Basilinna leucotis |
LC |
resident |
1999 |
1,000-2,499 birds |
A3 |
Emerald-chinned Hummingbird Abeillia abeillei |
LC |
resident |
1999 |
< 50 birds |
A3 |
Mountain Trogon Trogon mexicanus |
LC |
resident |
1999 |
1,000-2,499 birds |
A3 |
Blue-throated Motmot Aspatha gularis |
LC |
resident |
1999 |
50-249 birds |
A3 |
Black-throated Jay Cyanolyca pumilo |
LC |
resident |
1999 |
250-999 birds |
A3 |
Black-capped Swallow Atticora pileata |
LC |
resident |
1999 |
50-249 birds |
A3 |
Rufous-browed Wren Troglodytes rufociliatus |
LC |
resident |
1999 |
2,500-9,999 birds |
A3 |
Brown-backed Solitaire Myadestes occidentalis |
LC |
resident |
1999 |
1,000-2,499 birds |
A3 |
Rufous-collared Thrush Turdus rufitorques |
LC |
resident |
1999 |
250-999 birds |
A3 |
Grey Silky-flycatcher Ptiliogonys cinereus |
LC |
resident |
1999 |
250-999 birds |
A3 |
Hooded Grosbeak Hesperiphona abeillei |
LC |
resident |
1999 |
50-249 birds |
A3 |
Crescent-chested Warbler Oreothlypis superciliosa |
LC |
resident |
1999 |
250-999 birds |
A3 |
Golden-browed Warbler Basileuterus belli |
LC |
resident |
1999 |
1,000-2,499 birds |
A3 |
Pink-headed Warbler Cardellina versicolor |
LC |
resident |
1999 |
< 50 birds |
A1, A3 |
Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer Diglossa baritula |
LC |
resident |
1999 |
1,000-2,499 birds |
A3 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.
Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
Forest |
57 |
Montane broadleaf evergreen; Pine-oak |
Artificial/Terrestrial |
22 |
Improved pasture land; Other urban & industrial areas; Perennial crops, orchards & groves |
Shrubland |
21 |
Second-growth & disturbed scrub |
Land use |
% of IBA |
agriculture |
42 |
rangeland/pastureland |
1 |
urban/industrial/transport |
1 |
hunting |
major (>10) |
not utilised |
- |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cerro Miramundo (Guatemala). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cerro-miramundo-iba-guatemala on 03/12/2024.