PA048
Congo and Cucunatí Estuaries


IBA Justification

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.


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Mangrove major (>10)
Marine Intertidal major (>10)
Marine Neritic major (>10)
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

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.