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Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve


IBA Justification

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
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 (2007) 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 (2009) present A1, A2
Hispaniolan Parakeet Psittacara chloropterus VU resident (2007) < 50 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
Palm Crow Corvus palmarum LC resident (2007) 90 birds 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
White-winged Warbler Xenoligea montana VU resident (2007) unknown A1, A2
Green-tailed Warbler Microligea palustris LC resident (2007) unknown A2
Eastern Chat-tanager Calyptophilus frugivorus NT resident (2007) 30 birds A1, A2

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1989 Ebano Verde Strict Nature Reserve (Ia) 77
2004 Ébano Verde Reserva Cientifica (Ia) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 95
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine 5

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research 95
agriculture 5


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve (Dominican Republic). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ebano-verde-scientific-reserve-iba-dominican-republic on 22/12/2024.