• Summary
• Text account
• Data table and detailed info
• Map
• Reference and further resources

The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	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 Bullfinch Melopyrrha nigra	NT	resident	2002	unknown	A3
Cuban Grassquit Phonipara canora	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2008) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1987	Baconao	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	100
2008	Gran Piedra	Paisaje Natural Protegido	66
2010	Reserva de Biosfera Baconao	Área Protegida de Recursos Manejados	100
2012	Pico Mogote	Reserva Ecológica	32

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Montane broadleaf evergreen, Pine, Gallery & riparian, Second-growth & disturbed	100
Artificial/Terrestrial	Forestry & agro-industrial plantations	-
Introduced vegetation		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 22/11/2024.