The site was identified as important in 2003 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 Ibis Eudocimus albus | LC | breeding | 2005 | 1,560 individuals | A4i |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2003) may differ.
Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
---|---|---|
Forest | Mangrove | major (>10) |
Marine Intertidal | major (>10) | |
Marine Neritic | major (>10) |
Land use | % of IBA |
---|---|
agriculture | minor (<10) |
fisheries/aquaculture | minor (<10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Congo and Cucunatí Estuaries (Panama). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/congo-and-cucunatí-estuaries-iba-panama on 23/11/2024.