PA020
Cébaco Island


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2003 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Brown-backed Dove Leptotila battyi VU breeding (2006) 50-249 individuals A1, A2, A3

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest major (>10) Mangrove

Land use

Land use % of IBA
rangeland/pastureland major (>10)
agriculture major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cébaco Island (Panama). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cébaco-island-iba-panama on 08/01/2025.