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The site was identified as important in 2008 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
Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus	NT	resident	2005	24,000 individuals	A1
West Indian Whistling-duck Dendrocygna arborea	NT	resident	2007	unknown	A1, A3
White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala	NT	resident	2005	800,000 individuals	A1
Key West Quail-Dove Geotrygon chrysia	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Nightjar Antrostomus cubanensis	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Antillean Palm Swift Tachornis phoenicobia	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Emerald Riccordia ricordii	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Lizard-cuckoo Coccyzus merlini	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis	LC	resident	2007	171 individuals	A4i
Cuban Pygmy-owl Glaucidium siju	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Bare-legged Owl Margarobyas lawrencii	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Trogon Priotelus temnurus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Tody Todus multicolor	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Green Woodpecker Xiphidiopicus percussus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
West Indian Woodpecker Melanerpes superciliaris	LC	resident	2006	unknown	A3
Cuban Amazon Amazona leucocephala	NT	resident	2007	580 individuals	A1, A3
Cuban Pewee Contopus caribaeus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Giant Kingbird Tyrannus cubensis	EN	resident	2007	unknown	A1, A3
La Sagra's Flycatcher Myiarchus sagrae	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Vireo Vireo gundlachii	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Crow Corvus nasicus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Martin Progne cryptoleuca	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Yellow-headed Warbler Teretistris fernandinae	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2, A3
Cuban Oriole Icterus melanopsis	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Red-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius assimilis	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2, A3
Cuban Blackbird Ptiloxena atroviolacea	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Greater Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Western Spindalis Spindalis zena	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Bullfinch Melopyrrha nigra	NT	resident	2007	unknown	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2002	Ciénaga de Lanier y Sur de la Isla de la Juventud	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	92
2010	Sur de la Isla de la Juventud	Área Protegida de Recursos Manejados	93
2012	Ciénaga de Lanier	Refugio de Fauna	18
2012	Los Indios	Reserva Ecológica	5
2012	Punta Francés	Parque Nacional	2
2012	Pinar Calizo	Elemento Natural Destacado	1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Mangrove, Flooded tropical evergreen, Second-growth & disturbed	major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Neritic		major (>10)
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)		minor (<10)
Marine Intertidal		minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater marshes & swamps	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cienaga de Lanier y Sur de la Isla de la Juventud (Cuba). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cienaga-de-lanier-y-sur-de-la-isla-de-la-juventud-iba-cuba on 22/11/2024.