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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
Plain Chachalaca Ortalis vetula	LC	resident	1990-2007	10,000-19,999 individuals	A3
Great Curassow Crax rubra	VU	resident	1990-2007	250-999 individuals	A1
Black-throated Bobwhite Colinus nigrogularis	LC	resident	1990-2007	unknown	A3
Black-bellied Whistling-duck Dendrocygna autumnalis	LC	resident	1990-2007	20,000-49,999 individuals	A4i
Yucatan Poorwill Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus	LC	resident	1990-2007	50-249 individuals	A3
Yucatan Nightjar Antrostomus badius	LC	resident	1990-2007	unknown	A3
Wedge-tailed Sabrewing Pampa curvipennis	LC	resident	1990-2007	present	A3
Buff-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia yucatanensis	LC	resident	1990-2007	present	A3
Chestnut-colored Woodpecker Celeus castaneus	LC	resident	1990-2007	50-249 individuals	A3
Yucatan Woodpecker Melanerpes pygmaeus	LC	resident	1990-2007	1,000-2,499 individuals	A3
Yellow-lored Amazon Amazona xantholora	LC	resident	1990-2007	2,500-9,999 individuals	A3
Yellow-headed Amazon Amazona oratrix	EN	resident	1990-2007	50-249 individuals	A1
Tawny-winged Woodcreeper Dendrocincla anabatina	LC	resident	1990-2007	1,000-2,499 individuals	A3
White-collared Manakin Manacus candei	LC	resident	1990-2007	frequent	A3
Lovely Cotinga Cotinga amabilis	LC	resident	1990-2007	< 50 individuals	A3
Couch's Kingbird Tyrannus couchii	LC	resident	1990-2007	present	A3
Yucatan Flycatcher Myiarchus yucatanensis	LC	resident	1990-2007	present	A3
Yucatan Vireo Vireo magister	LC	resident	1990-2007	present	A2, A3
Yucatan Jay Cyanocorax yucatanicus	LC	resident	1990-2007	50-249 individuals	A3
Black Catbird Melanoptila glabrirostris	LC	resident	1990-2007	50-249 individuals	A1, A2, A3
Olive-backed Euphonia Euphonia gouldi	LC	resident	1990-2007	present	A3
Green-backed Sparrow Arremonops chloronotus	LC	resident	1990-2007	2,500-9,999 individuals	A3
Montezuma Oropendola Psarocolius montezuma	LC	resident	1990-2007	1,000-2,499 individuals	A3
Orange Oriole Icterus auratus	LC	resident	1990-2007	< 50 individuals	A3
Rose-throated Tanager Piranga roseogularis	LC	resident	1990-2007	present	A3
Black-faced Grosbeak Caryothraustes poliogaster	LC	resident	1990-2007	250-999 individuals	A3
Black-throated Shrike-tanager Lanio aurantius	LC	resident	1990-2007	present	A3
Crimson-collared Tanager Ramphocelus sanguinolentus	LC	resident	1990-2007	present	A3
Ramphocelus passerinii	NR	resident	1990-2007	present	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	-	1990-2007	50,000-99,999 individuals	A4iii

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
1984	Crooked Tree	Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary	10
1984	Crooked Tree	Wildlife Sanctuary	9
1985	Bermudian Landing Community Baboon Sanctuary	Private Reserve	3
1985	Lamanai	Archaeological Reserve	<1
1988	Mischner & Bowen Reserve	Public Reserve	<1
1990	Monkey Bay Wildlife Sanctuary	Private Reserve	<1
1994	Monkey Bay	National Park	<1
1998	Runaway Creek	Private Reserve	2
1998	Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Mangrove	43
Savanna		37
Artificial/Terrestrial		9
Wetlands (inland)		9
Shrubland		2

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Crooked Tree and associated wetlands (Belize). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/crooked-tree-and-associated-wetlands-iba-belize on 22/11/2024.