CU023
Delta del Mayarí


IBA Justification

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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key 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 resident (2006) 35 individuals A1, A3
White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala NT resident (2006) 300 individuals A1
Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii LC breeding (2006) unknown A3
Cuban Nightjar Antrostomus cubanensis LC resident (2006) 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
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis LC breeding (2006) 300 individuals B4i
Cuban Pygmy-owl Glaucidium siju LC resident (2006) unknown A3
Bare-legged Owl Margarobyas lawrencii LC resident (2007) unknown A3
Gundlach's Hawk Accipiter gundlachi EN resident (2006) 25 individuals A1, A3
Cuban Tody Todus multicolor LC resident (2007) unknown A3
Cuban Green Woodpecker Xiphidiopicus percussus LC resident (2007) unknown A3
West Indian Woodpecker Melanerpes superciliaris LC resident (2006) unknown 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 (2006) unknown A3
Cuban Martin Progne cryptoleuca LC resident (2007) unknown A3
Oriente Warbler Teretistris fornsi LC resident (2006) unknown A3
Cuban Oriole Icterus melanopsis LC resident (2006) 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 winter (2006) 100 individuals A1
Cuban Grassquit Phonipara canora LC resident (2007) unknown A3
Cuban Bullfinch Melopyrrha nigra NT resident (2006) unknown A3

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 56 Mangrove; Second-growth & disturbed
Shrubland 25
Marine Neritic 15
Artificial/Terrestrial minor (<10) Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards & groves; Other urban & industrial areas; Forestry & agro-industrial plantations
Marine Intertidal minor (<10)

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Delta del Mayarí (Cuba). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/delta-del-mayarí-iba-cuba on 12/01/2025.