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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-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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2010	El Imposible y El Balsamero	Parque Nacional (II)	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 visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

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

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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 25/12/2024.