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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
Black Guan Chamaepetes unicolor	LC	breeding (2006)	250-999 birds	A1, A2
Black-breasted Wood-quail Odontophorus leucolaemus	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Purplish-backed Quail-Dove Zentrygon lawrencii	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Chiriquí Quail-Dove Zentrygon chiriquensis	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Purple-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis calolaemus	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
White-tailed Emerald Microchera chionura	LC	unknown (2006)	unknown	A2
Lattice-tailed Trogon Trogon clathratus	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Collared Trogon Trogon collaris	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Prong-billed Barbet Semnornis frantzii	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Red-fronted Parrotlet Touit costaricensis	NT	breeding (2006)	50-249 birds	A1, A2
Black-crowned Pittasoma Pittasoma michleri	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Silvery-fronted Tapaculo Scytalopus argentifrons	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Streak-breasted Treehunter Thripadectes rufobrunneus	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Ruddy Treerunner Margarornis rubiginosus	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Three-wattled Bellbird Procnias tricarunculatus	VU	breeding (2006)	250-999 birds	A1, A2
Golden-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes hemichrysus	LC	unknown (2006)	unknown	A2
Black-faced Solitaire Myadestes melanops	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Golden-browed Chlorophonia Chlorophonia callophrys	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Tawny-capped Euphonia Euphonia anneae	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Sooty-faced Finch Arremon crassirostris	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Wrenthrush Zeledonia coronata	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera	NT	winter (2006)	2,500-9,999 birds	A1
Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea	NT	passage (2006)	2,500-9,999 birds	A1
Collared Whitestart Myioborus torquatus	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Black-thighed Grosbeak Pheucticus tibialis	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Black-and-yellow Tanager Chrysothlypis chrysomelas	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Blue-and-gold Tanager Bangsia arcaei	NT	breeding (2006)	250-999 birds	A1, A2
Spangle-cheeked Tanager Tangara dowii	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1986	General de División Omar Torrijos Herrera	Parque Nacional (II)	100

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

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
agriculture	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: General de División Omar Torrijos Herrera National Park (Panama). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/general-de-división-omar-torrijos-herrera-national-park-iba-panama on 23/12/2024.