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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	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 Bullfinch Melopyrrha nigra	NT	resident	2006	unknown	A3
Cuban Grassquit Phonipara canora	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Mangrove, Second-growth & disturbed	56
Shrubland		25
Marine Neritic		15
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards & groves, Other urban & industrial areas, Forestry & agro-industrial plantations	minor (<10)
Marine Intertidal		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Delta del Mayarí (Cuba). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/delta-del-mayarí-iba-cuba on 22/11/2024.