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The site was identified as important in 2015 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
West Mexican Chachalaca Ortalis poliocephala	LC	resident	2003-2011	12 individuals	A3
Lesser Ground-cuckoo Morococcyx erythropygus	LC	resident	2003	5 individuals	A3
Colima Pygmy-owl Glaucidium palmarum	LC	resident	2003-2007	7 individuals	A3
Citreoline Trogon Trogon citreolus	LC	resident	2003	9 individuals	A3
Russet-crowned Motmot Momotus mexicanus	LC	resident	2003	8 individuals	A3
Golden-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes chrysogenys	LC	resident	2003-2007	19 individuals	A3
Lilac-crowned Amazon Amazona finschi	EN	resident	2011	present	A1, A3
Orange-fronted Parakeet Eupsittula canicularis	VU	resident	2003-2011	14 individuals	A3
Nutting's Flycatcher Myiarchus nuttingi	LC	resident	2003-2011	11 individuals	A3
White-throated Magpie-jay Cyanocorax formosus	LC	resident	2003-2011	54 individuals	A3
San Blas Jay Cyanocorax sanblasianus	LC	resident	2011	present	A3
Sclater's Wren Campylorhynchus humilis	LC	resident	2011	36 individuals	A3
Happy Wren Pheugopedius felix	LC	resident	2003	7 individuals	A3
Banded Wren Thryophilus pleurostictus	LC	resident	2011	4 individuals	A3
Yellow-winged Cacique Cassiculus melanicterus	LC	resident	2003-2011	33 individuals	A3
Red-breasted Chat Granatellus venustus	LC	resident	2011	present	A3
Orange-breasted Bunting Passerina leclancherii	LC	resident	2003-2007	6 individuals	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2015) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Mangrove, Pine, Pine-oak, River-edge (river-island), Tropical deciduous, Tropical semi-deciduous	40

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	-
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cuenca Baja del Río Papagayo (Mexico). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cuenca-baja-del-río-papagayo-iba-mexico on 22/11/2024.