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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
White-fronted Quail-Dove Geotrygon leucometopia	EN	resident (2006)	30 birds	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 birds	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 birds	A1, A2
Hispaniolan Parakeet Psittacara chloropterus	VU	resident (2005)	30 birds	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 birds	A1, A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2004	Monumento Natural Miguel Domingo Fuerte	Refugio De Vida Silvestre (III)	91

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 visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	55
Artificial/Terrestrial	45

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

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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 23/12/2024.