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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2003 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
Great Curassow Crax rubra	VU	breeding (2006)	50-249 birds	A1
Costa Rican Swift Chaetura fumosa	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2, A3
White-crested Coquette Lophornis adorabilis	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2, A3
Garden Emerald Chlorostilbon assimilis	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A3
Charming Hummingbird Polyerata decora	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2, A3
Baird's Trogon Trogon bairdii	NT	breeding (2006)	250-999 birds	A1, A2, A3
Fiery-billed Araçari Pteroglossus frantzii	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2, A3
Rufous-winged Woodpecker Piculus simplex	LC	unknown (2006)	unknown	A3
Golden-naped Woodpecker Melanerpes chrysauchen	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Black-hooded Antshrike Thamnophilus bridgesi	LC	breeding (2006)	unknown	A2, A3
Tawny-winged Woodcreeper Dendrocincla anabatina	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A3
Orange-collared Manakin Manacus aurantiacus	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2, A3
Turquoise Cotinga Cotinga ridgwayi	VU	resident (2006)	unknown	A1, A2, A3
Yellow-billed Cotinga Carpodectes antoniae	NT	resident (2006)	1–10 birds	A1, A2, A3
Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet Ornithion semiflavum	LC	unknown (2006)	unknown	A3
Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi	NT	winter (2006)	50-249 birds	A1
Riverside Wren Cantorchilus semibadius	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2, A3
Yellow-crowned Euphonia Euphonia luteicapilla	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A3
Spot-crowned Euphonia Euphonia imitans	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2, A3
Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera	NT	winter (2006)	1,000-2,499 birds	A1
White-throated Shrike-tanager Lanio leucothorax	NT	resident (2006)	unknown	A3
Ramphocelus costaricensis	NR	resident (2006)	unknown	A2, A3

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2003. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	-	-	moderate

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	likely in long term (>4 years)	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	very low

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)
nature conservation and research	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: El Chorogo-Palo Blanco (Panama). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/el-chorogo-palo-blanco-iba-panama on 23/12/2024.