PA027
El Montuoso Forest Reserve


IBA Justification

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
Brown-backed Dove Leptotila battyi VU breeding (2006) 50-249 birds A1, A2, A3
Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera NT winter (2006) 50-249 birds A1

Habitats

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

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research major (>10)
agriculture major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: El Montuoso Forest Reserve (Panama). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/el-montuoso-forest-reserve-iba-panama on 04/12/2024.