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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-bellied Chachalaca Ortalis leucogastra	LC	resident	-	unknown	A3
Lesser Ground-cuckoo Morococcyx erythropygus	LC	resident	-	unknown	A3
Pacific Screech-owl Megascops cooperi	LC	resident	-	unknown	A3
Orange-fronted Parakeet Eupsittula canicularis	VU	resident	-	unknown	A3
Long-tailed Manakin Chiroxiphia linearis	LC	resident	-	unknown	A3
White-throated Magpie-jay Cyanocorax formosus	LC	resident	-	unknown	A3
Banded Wren Thryophilus pleurostictus	LC	resident	-	unknown	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2007	Las Colinas	Parque Nacional	<1
2008	El Salto	Parque Nacional	<1
2010	San Benito I y II	Area Natural Protegida	20
2010	El Imposible y El Balsamero	Parque Nacional	14

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

Name	Year formed
Naturalist Guides from El Imposible	1997

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards & groves	major (>10)
Forest		major (>10)
Grassland		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: El Imposible Forest (El Salvador). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/el-imposible-forest-iba-el-salvador on 23/11/2024.