• Summary
• Text account
• Data table and detailed info
• Map
• Reference and further resources

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
Green Mango Anthracothorax viridis	LC	resident (1987–2004)	100 birds	A2
Puerto Rican Mango Anthracothorax aurulentus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Emerald Riccordia maugaeus	LC	resident (1987–2004)	104 birds	A2
Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Lizard-cuckoo Coccyzus vieilloti	LC	resident (2004)	12 birds	A2
Puerto Rican Owl Gymnasio nudipes	LC	resident (2004)	12 birds	A2
Puerto Rican Tody Todus mexicanus	LC	resident (1987–2004)	50–130 birds	A2
Puerto Rican Woodpecker Melanerpes portoricensis	LC	resident (2004)	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Amazon Amazona vittata	CR	resident (2005–2006)	18–35 birds	A1, A2
Puerto Rican Flycatcher Myiarchus antillarum	LC	resident (2004)	8 birds	A2
Puerto Rican Vireo Vireo latimeri	LC	resident (2004)	2 birds	A2
Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus	LC	resident (2004)	28 birds	A2
Puerto Rican Euphonia Euphonia sclateri	LC	resident (2004)	10 females	A2
Elfin Woods Warbler Setophaga angelae	EN	resident (1995)	138 pairs	A1, A2
Puerto Rican Spindalis Spindalis portoricensis	LC	resident (2004)	20 birds	A2
Puerto Rican Tanager Nesospingus speculiferus	VU	resident (2004)	40 birds	A2
Puerto Rican Bullfinch Melopyrrha portoricensis	VU	resident (1987–2004)	< 50 birds	A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Rio Mameyes, Puerto Rico	National Wild and Scenic River (V)	3
-	Rio Icacos, Puerto Rico	National Wild and Scenic River (V)	2
-	Rio de la Mina, Puerto Rico	National Wild and Scenic River (V)	2
-	El Yunque National Forest	National Forest (-)	-
-	Caribbean	National Forest (VI)	74
-	Caribbean National Forest/Luquillo	Other Area (-)	-
1903	El Yunque	National Forest (VI)	74
1976	Luquillo Experimental Forest (Caribbean NF)	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	23
1989	El Toro	Wilderness (Ib)	27

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Elfin
Introduced vegetation	-

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	-
nature conservation and research	-

---

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: El Yunque (Puerto Rico (to USA)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/el-yunque-iba-puerto-rico-(to-usa) on 23/12/2024.