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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2008 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus	NT	resident (2006)	unknown	A1
West Indian Whistling-duck Dendrocygna arborea	NT	breeding (2003)	150 pairs	A1, A3, A4i
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber	LC	breeding (2006)	20,000 birds	A4i
White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala	NT	resident (2007)	unknown	A1
Cuban Nightjar Antrostomus cubanensis	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Antillean Palm Swift Tachornis phoenicobia	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Emerald Riccordia ricordii	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Lizard-cuckoo Coccyzus merlini	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	resident (2006)	10,000 birds	A4i
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla	NT	winter (2006)	10,000 birds	A4i
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus	VU	passage (2006)	3,000 birds	A4i
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes	VU	winter (2006)	5,000 birds	A4i
Least Tern Sternula antillarum	LC	breeding (2007)	50 birds	B4i
Cuban Pygmy-owl Glaucidium siju	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Bare-legged Owl Margarobyas lawrencii	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Gundlach's Hawk Accipiter gundlachi	EN	resident (2007)	unknown	A1, A3
Cuban Trogon Priotelus temnurus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Tody Todus multicolor	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Fernandina's Flicker Colaptes fernandinae	EN	resident (2006)	13 pairs	A1, A3
Cuban Green Woodpecker Xiphidiopicus percussus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
West Indian Woodpecker Melanerpes superciliaris	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A3
Cuban Parakeet Psittacara euops	VU	resident (2007)	250 birds	A1, A3
Cuban Pewee Contopus caribaeus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
La Sagra's Flycatcher Myiarchus sagrae	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Vireo Vireo gundlachii	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Oriole Icterus melanopsis	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Tawny-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius humeralis	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Blackbird Ptiloxena atroviolacea	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Greater Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Western Spindalis Spindalis zena	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Painted Bunting Passerina ciris	LC	passage (2005)	unknown	A1
Cuban Grassquit Phonipara canora	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Bullfinch Melopyrrha nigra	NT	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	- (2007)	50,000-99,999 unknown	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2001	Delta del Cauto	Refugio de Fauna (IV)	88
2008	Ojo de Agua	Refugio de Fauna (IV)	2

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Mangrove
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)
Marine Neritic	major (>10)

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Delta del Cauto (Cuba). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/delta-del-cauto-iba-cuba on 22/12/2024.