HT002
Citadelle - Grottes Dondon


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year[s] of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Hispaniolan Mango Anthracothorax dominicus LC resident (1993) present A2
Vervain Hummingbird Mellisuga minima LC resident (1993) present A2
Hispaniolan Lizard-cuckoo Coccyzus longirostris LC resident (1993) present A2
Narrow-billed Tody Todus angustirostris LC resident (1993) present A2
Broad-billed Tody Todus subulatus LC resident (1993) present A2
Hispaniolan Woodpecker Melanerpes striatus LC resident (1993) present A2
Hispaniolan Amazon Amazona ventralis VU resident (1993) present A1, A2
Hispaniolan Parakeet Psittacara chloropterus VU resident (1993) present A1, A2
Hispaniolan Elaenia Elaenia cherriei LC resident (1993) present A2
Stolid Flycatcher Myiarchus stolidus LC resident (1993) present A2
White-necked Crow Corvus leucognaphalus VU resident (1993) present A1, A2
Palm Crow Corvus palmarum LC resident (1993) present A1, A2
Palmchat Dulus dominicus LC resident (1993) present A2
Hispaniolan Euphonia Euphonia musica LC resident (1993) present A2
Black-crowned Palm-tanager Phaenicophilus palmarum LC resident (1993) present A2

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1968 La Citadelle, Sans Souci, Ramiers Natural National Park (V) 20

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest major (>10) Tropical wet limestone

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
not utilised -
tourism/recreation -
rangeland/pastureland -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Citadelle - Grottes Dondon (Haiti). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/citadelle--grottes-dondon-iba-haiti on 05/12/2024.