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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
Keel-billed Motmot Electron carinatum	VU	resident	2006	< 50 individuals	A1

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
1990	Maya	Zona de Amortiguamiento	85
1995	Montañas Mayas Chiquibul	Reserva de la Biosfera	100
1995	Complejo III APSP	Zona de Amortiguamiento	-
2006	Parque Nacional Yaxhá-Nakum-Naranjo	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	62
2007	La ENEA	Parque Regional Municipal	<1
2008	El Vivero	Parque Regional Municipal	<1
2009	Sacul-Ha	Parque Regional Municipal	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Pine, Tropical lowland evergreen	51
Shrubland	Second-growth & disturbed scrub	24
Grassland	Second-growth & grazed	15
Artificial/Terrestrial	Abandoned & fallow farmland, disturbed ground, Arable land, Forestry & agro-industrial plantations, Improved pasture land, Other urban & industrial areas, Perennial crops, orchards & groves, Urban parks & gardens	9
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater lakes & pools, Streams	1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
agriculture	31
rangeland/pastureland	17
urban/industrial/transport	1
hunting	major (>10)
forestry	minor (<10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)
water management	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Chiquibul (Guatemala). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/chiquibul-iba-guatemala on 23/11/2024.