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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
West Indian Whistling-duck Dendrocygna arborea	NT	resident (2006)	< 50 birds	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 birds	A1, A2
Palm Crow Corvus palmarum	LC	resident (2006)	90 birds	A1, A2
Palmchat Dulus dominicus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Black-crowned Palm-tanager Phaenicophilus palmarum	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2

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 poor
Wetlands (inland)	-	-	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Transportation and service corridors	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (>4 years)	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>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 (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1974	Isla Cabritos	National Park (II)	6
1996	Lago Enriquillo	National Park (II)	79
2004	Lago Enriquillo e Isla Cabritos	Parque Nacional (II)	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 visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

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

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 23/12/2024.