PA023
General de División Omar Torrijos Herrera National Park


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Black Guan Chamaepetes unicolor LC breeding 2006 250-999 individuals 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 individuals 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 individuals 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 individuals A1
Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea NT passage 2006 2,500-9,999 individuals A1
Collared Whitestart Myioborus torquatus LC resident 2006 unknown A2
Black-thighed Grosbeak Pheucticus tibialis LC resident 2006 unknown A2
Blue-and-gold Tanager Bangsia arcaei NT breeding 2006 250-999 individuals A1, A2
Spangle-cheeked Tanager Tangara dowii LC resident 2006 unknown A2
Black-and-yellow Tanager Chrysothlypis chrysomelas LC resident 2006 unknown A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2003) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1986 General de División Omar Torrijos Herrera Parque Nacional 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial major (>10)
Forest major (>10)
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

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


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 22/11/2024.