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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2008 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
Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus	NT	resident (2007)	unknown	A1
West Indian Whistling-duck Dendrocygna arborea	NT	resident (1998)	200 birds	A1, A3, A4i
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber	LC	breeding (2007)	12,000 birds	A4i
White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala	NT	resident (2000)	unknown	A1
Key West Quail-Dove Geotrygon chrysia	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Blue-headed Quail-Dove Starnoenas cyanocephala	EN	resident (2007)	unknown	A1, A3
Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii	LC	breeding (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Nightjar Antrostomus cubanensis	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Emerald Riccordia ricordii	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Lizard-cuckoo Coccyzus merlini	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis	LC	resident (1999)	102 birds	A4i
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens	LC	resident (2007)	216 birds	B4ii
Piping Plover Charadrius melodus	NT	winter (2006)	32 birds	A1, A4i
Laughing Gull Larus atricilla	LC	resident (2003)	820 birds	A4i
Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus	LC	resident (2003)	578 birds	A4i
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus	LC	breeding (2003)	36 birds	B4i
Gundlach's Hawk Accipiter gundlachi	EN	resident (1998)	unknown	A1, A3
Cuban Tody Todus multicolor	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Green Woodpecker Xiphidiopicus percussus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
West Indian Woodpecker Melanerpes superciliaris	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Amazon Amazona leucocephala	NT	resident (2007)	unknown	A1, A3
Cuban Parakeet Psittacara euops	VU	resident (2007)	unknown	A1, A3
Cuban Pewee Contopus caribaeus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
La Sagra's Flycatcher Myiarchus sagrae	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Thick-billed Vireo Vireo crassirostris	LC	resident (2005)	unknown	A2, A3
Cuban Vireo Vireo gundlachii	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Crow Corvus nasicus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Martin Progne cryptoleuca	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Gnatcatcher Polioptila lembeyei	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2, A3
Bahama Mockingbird Mimus gundlachii	LC	resident (1998)	unknown	A2, A3
Zapata Sparrow Torreornis inexpectata	NT	resident (2000)	unknown	A1, A2, A3
Oriente Warbler Teretistris fornsi	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2, A3
Cuban Oriole Icterus melanopsis	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Tawny-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius humeralis	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Greater Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Western Spindalis Spindalis zena	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Painted Bunting Passerina ciris	LC	resident (2000)	unknown	A1
Cuban Bullfinch Melopyrrha nigra	NT	resident (2007)	unknown	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2001	Loma de Cunagua	Refugio de Fauna (IV)	3
2010	Centro y Oeste de Cayo Coco	Reserva Ecológica (II)	13
2010	El Venero	Refugio de Fauna (IV)	1
2012	Loma de Santa María	Refugio de Fauna (IV)	3

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Mangrove; Tropical semi-deciduous
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)
Marine Neritic	major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)	major (>10)	Freshwater marshes & swamps
Artificial/Terrestrial	minor (<10)	Other urban & industrial areas

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gran Humedal del Norte de Ciego de Ávila (Cuba). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gran-humedal-del-norte-de-ciego-de-ávila-iba-cuba on 23/12/2024.