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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
Great Curassow Crax rubra	VU	breeding	2006	1,000-2,499 individuals	A1
Plumbeous Hawk Cryptoleucopteryx plumbea	NT	breeding	2006	50-249 individuals	A1
Lattice-tailed Trogon Trogon clathratus	LC	resident	2006	unknown	A2
Great Green Macaw Ara ambiguus	CR	breeding	2006	20 individuals	A1
Black-crowned Pittasoma Pittasoma michleri	LC	resident	2006	unknown	A2
Bare-necked Umbrellabird Cephalopterus glabricollis	EN	non-breeding	2006	250-999 individuals	A1
Three-wattled Bellbird Procnias tricarunculatus	VU	non-breeding	2006	250-999 individuals	A1
Tawny-capped Euphonia Euphonia anneae	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
Sulphur-rumped Tanager Heterospingus rubrifrons	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.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2003. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	moderate (70-90%)	good (> 90%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Transportation and service corridors	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Donoso	Area de Uso Múltiple	50

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	minor (<10)
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)
hunting	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Golfo de los Mosquitos Forests (Panama). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/golfo-de-los-mosquitos-forests-iba-panama on 22/11/2024.