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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 (2007)	unknown	A1
West Indian Whistling-duck Dendrocygna arborea	NT	resident (2005)	unknown	A1, A3
White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala	NT	resident (2007)	unknown	A1
Plain Pigeon Patagioenas inornata	NT	resident (2007)	unknown	A1, A3
Gray-fronted Quail-Dove Geotrygon caniceps	VU	resident (2007)	unknown	A1, A3
Blue-headed Quail-Dove Starnoenas cyanocephala	EN	resident (2007)	unknown	A1, A3
Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A3
Antillean Palm Swift Tachornis phoenicobia	LC	resident (2005)	unknown	A3
Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae	NT	resident (2007)	unknown	A1, A3
Cuban Emerald Riccordia ricordii	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Lizard-cuckoo Coccyzus merlini	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
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 (2007)	unknown	A1, A3
Cuban Green Woodpecker Xiphidiopicus percussus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
West Indian Woodpecker Melanerpes superciliaris	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A3
Cuban Amazon Amazona leucocephala	NT	resident (2005)	unknown	A1, A3
Cuban Pewee Contopus caribaeus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Giant Kingbird Tyrannus cubensis	EN	resident (2007)	unknown	A1, A3
La Sagra's Flycatcher Myiarchus sagrae	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Vireo Vireo gundlachii	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Gnatcatcher Polioptila lembeyei	LC	resident (2005)	unknown	A2, A3
Oriente Warbler Teretistris fornsi	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2, A3
Cuban Oriole Icterus melanopsis	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
Cuban Grassquit Phonipara canora	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Bullfinch Melopyrrha nigra	NT	resident (2007)	unknown	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1999	Desembarco del Granma National Park	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA)	100
2001	Desembarco del Granma	Parque Nacional (II)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	12	Arid lowland scrub; Second-growth & disturbed scrub
Marine Neritic	major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	minor (<10)	Forestry & agro-industrial plantations; Perennial crops, orchards & groves
Forest	minor (<10)	Mangrove
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
tourism/recreation	10
fisheries/aquaculture	5
military	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Desembarco del Granma (Cuba). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/desembarco-del-granma-iba-cuba on 22/12/2024.