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The site was identified as important in 2022 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
Highland Guan Penelopina nigra	VU	resident	2022	min 30 adults	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2022) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Pine-oak, Pine, Montane broadleaf evergreen	80
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards & groves, Forestry & agro-industrial plantations	20

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: El Chile (Honduras). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/el-chile-iba-honduras on 23/11/2024.