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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
West Indian Whistling-duck Dendrocygna arborea	NT	resident	2006	< 50 individuals	A1
Least Poorwill Siphonorhis brewsteri	NT	resident	2007	unknown	A1, A2
Hispaniolan Mango Anthracothorax dominicus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Vervain Hummingbird Mellisuga minima	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Hispaniolan Lizard-cuckoo Coccyzus longirostris	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Ashy-faced Owl Tyto glaucops	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Hispaniolan Woodpecker Melanerpes striatus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Hispaniolan Amazon Amazona ventralis	VU	resident	2007	unknown	A1, A2
Hispaniolan Pewee Contopus hispaniolensis	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Stolid Flycatcher Myiarchus stolidus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Flat-billed Vireo Vireo nanus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
White-necked Crow Corvus leucognaphalus	VU	resident	2007	30 individuals	A1, A2
Palm Crow Corvus palmarum	LC	resident	2006	90 individuals	A1, A2
Palmchat Dulus dominicus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Black-crowned Palm-tanager Phaenicophilus palmarum	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2

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

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2019) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Shrubland	poor (40-69%)	poor (40-69%)	very unfavourable
Wetlands (inland)	-	-	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1974	Isla Cabritos	National Park	6
1996	Lago Enriquillo	National Park	79
2002	Lago Enriquillo	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	49
2004	Lago Enriquillo e Isla Cabritos	Parque Nacional	100

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

Name	Year formed
Ecoturísticas Locales de Duvergé (CIELO-DUVERGÉ)	0

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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		80
Artificial/Terrestrial		10
Shrubland		10
Forest	Mangrove	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	70
nature conservation and research	20
agriculture	10
water management	-
rangeland/pastureland	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Enriquillo Lake National Park (Dominican Republic). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/enriquillo-lake-national-park-iba-dominican-republic on 22/11/2024.