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Gran Piedra - Pico Mogote


IBA Justification

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
Key West Quail-Dove Geotrygon chrysia LC resident (2007) unknown A3
Gray-fronted Quail-Dove Geotrygon caniceps VU resident (2002) unknown A1, A3
Cuban Nightjar Antrostomus cubanensis LC resident (2002) unknown A3
Cuban Emerald Riccordia ricordii LC resident (2002) unknown A3
Cuban Lizard-cuckoo Coccyzus merlini LC resident (2007) unknown A3
Cuban Pygmy-owl Glaucidium siju LC resident (2002) unknown A3
Bare-legged Owl Margarobyas lawrencii LC resident (2002) unknown A3
Gundlach's Hawk Accipiter gundlachi EN resident (2002) unknown A1, A3
Cuban Trogon Priotelus temnurus LC resident (2002) unknown 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 (2006) unknown A3
Cuban Pewee Contopus caribaeus LC resident (2002) unknown A3
Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus LC resident (2007) unknown A3
Giant Kingbird Tyrannus cubensis EN resident (2002) unknown A1, A3
La Sagra's Flycatcher Myiarchus sagrae LC resident (2002) unknown A3
Cuban Vireo Vireo gundlachii LC resident (2007) unknown A3
Oriente Warbler Teretistris fornsi LC resident (2007) unknown A3
Cuban Oriole Icterus melanopsis LC resident (2002) unknown A3
Tawny-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius humeralis LC resident (2002) unknown A3
Cuban Blackbird Ptiloxena atroviolacea LC resident (2002) unknown A3
Greater Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger LC resident (2002) unknown A3
Western Spindalis Spindalis zena LC resident (2007) unknown A3
Cuban Grassquit Phonipara canora LC resident (2007) unknown A3
Cuban Bullfinch Melopyrrha nigra NT resident (2002) unknown A3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1987 Baconao UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) 100
2008 Gran Piedra Paisaje Natural Protegido (V) 66
2010 Reserva de Biosfera Baconao Área Protegida de Recursos Manejados (VI) 100
2012 Pico Mogote Reserva Ecológica (II) 32

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 100 Montane broadleaf evergreen; Pine; Gallery & riparian; Second-growth & disturbed
Artificial/Terrestrial - Forestry & agro-industrial plantations
Introduced vegetation -

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research -
tourism/recreation -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gran Piedra - Pico Mogote (Cuba). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gran-piedra--pico-mogote-iba-cuba on 22/12/2024.