DO009
Eastern Bahoruco


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
White-fronted Quail-Dove Geotrygon leucometopia EN resident 2006 30 individuals A1
Least Poorwill Siphonorhis brewsteri NT resident 2007 unknown A1, A2
Hispaniolan Mango Anthracothorax dominicus LC resident 2007 unknown A2
Vervain Hummingbird Mellisuga minima LC resident 2007 unknown A2
Hispaniolan Emerald Riccordia swainsonii LC resident 2007 unknown A2
Hispaniolan Lizard-cuckoo Coccyzus longirostris LC resident 2007 unknown A2
Ashy-faced Owl Tyto glaucops LC resident 2007 unknown A2
Hispaniolan Trogon Temnotrogon roseigaster LC resident 2006 30 individuals A1, A2
Narrow-billed Tody Todus angustirostris LC resident 2007 unknown A2
Broad-billed Tody Todus subulatus LC resident 2007 unknown A2
Antillean Piculet Nesoctites micromegas LC resident 2007 unknown A2
Hispaniolan Woodpecker Melanerpes striatus LC resident 2007 unknown A2
Hispaniolan Amazon Amazona ventralis VU resident 2007 min 30 individuals A1, A2
Hispaniolan Parakeet Psittacara chloropterus VU resident 2005 30 individuals A1, A2
Hispaniolan Elaenia Elaenia cherriei LC resident 2007 unknown A2
Hispaniolan Pewee Contopus hispaniolensis LC resident 2007 unknown A2
Stolid Flycatcher Myiarchus stolidus LC resident 2007 unknown A2
Flat-billed Vireo Vireo nanus LC resident 2007 unknown A2
White-necked Crow Corvus leucognaphalus VU resident 2007 unknown A1, A2
Palm Crow Corvus palmarum LC resident 2007 unknown A1, A2
Golden Swallow Tachycineta euchrysea VU resident 2007 unknown A1, A2
Rufous-throated Solitaire Myadestes genibarbis LC resident 2007 unknown A2
Palmchat Dulus dominicus LC resident 2007 unknown A2
Hispaniolan Euphonia Euphonia musica LC resident 2007 unknown A2
Antillean Siskin Spinus dominicensis LC resident 2007 unknown A2
Black-crowned Palm-tanager Phaenicophilus palmarum LC resident 2007 unknown A2
Eastern Chat-tanager Calyptophilus frugivorus NT resident 2006 30 individuals A1, 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
2004 Monumento Natural Miguel Domingo Fuerte Refugio De Vida Silvestre 91

Local Conservation Groups

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name Year formed
Asociación de Guías Ecológicos de Paraíso 2004
For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest 55
Artificial/Terrestrial 45
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research 55
agriculture 45
rangeland/pastureland major (>10)
tourism/recreation minor (<10)
forestry -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Eastern Bahoruco (Dominican Republic). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/eastern-bahoruco-iba-dominican-republic on 22/11/2024.