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Datanlí-El Diablo Hill


IBA Justification

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
Green-breasted Mountain-gem Lampornis sybillae LC resident 2000-2006 unknown A2
Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno NT breeding 2000-2006 30 individuals A1
Three-wattled Bellbird Procnias tricarunculatus VU breeding 2000-2006 50-249 individuals A1, A2
Bushy-crested Jay Cyanocorax melanocyaneus LC resident 2000-2006 unknown A2
White-eared Ground-sparrow Melozone leucotis LC resident 2007 unknown A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Cerro Datanli El Diablo Reserva Natural 100
- Zona de Amortiguamiento (Datanli) Reserva Natural 2
1991 Dantanli-El Diablo Nature Reserve 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Montane broadleaf evergreen 60
Artificial/Terrestrial Abandoned & fallow farmland, disturbed ground, Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards & groves 40
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland major (>10)
nature conservation and research major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Datanlí-El Diablo Hill (Nicaragua). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/datanlí-el-diablo-hill-iba-nicaragua on 23/11/2024.