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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2007 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
Highland Guan Penelopina nigra	VU	resident (2002)	50-249 birds	A1
Plain Chachalaca Ortalis vetula	LC	resident (2006)	10,000-19,999 birds	A3
Yucatan Nightjar Antrostomus badius	LC	winter (2001)	< 50 birds	A3
Wedge-tailed Sabrewing Pampa curvipennis	LC	resident (2001)	1,000-2,499 birds	A3
Keel-billed Motmot Electron carinatum	VU	resident (2002)	< 50 birds	A1, A3
Chestnut-colored Woodpecker Celeus castaneus	LC	resident (2001)	20,000-49,999 birds	A3
Yellow-headed Amazon Amazona oratrix	EN	resident (2001)	60–80 birds	A1
Tawny-winged Woodcreeper Dendrocincla anabatina	LC	resident (2001)	2,500-9,999 birds	A3
White-collared Manakin Manacus candei	LC	resident (2001)	50,000-99,999 birds	A3
Lovely Cotinga Cotinga amabilis	LC	resident (2001)	< 50 birds	A3
Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet Ornithion semiflavum	LC	resident (2001)	2,500-9,999 birds	A3
Northern Nightingale-wren Microcerculus philomela	LC	resident (2001)	1,000-2,499 birds	A3
Olive-backed Euphonia Euphonia gouldi	LC	resident (2001)	10,000-19,999 birds	A3
Green-backed Sparrow Arremonops chloronotus	LC	resident (2001)	10,000-19,999 birds	A3
Montezuma Oropendola Psarocolius montezuma	LC	resident (2001)	10,000-19,999 birds	A3
Black-cowled Oriole Icterus prosthemelas	LC	resident (2001)	10,000-19,999 birds	A3
Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea	NT	passage (2002)	< 50 birds	A1
Black-throated Shrike-tanager Lanio aurantius	LC	resident (2001)	10,000-19,999 birds	A3
Crimson-collared Tanager Ramphocelus sanguinolentus	LC	resident (2001)	20,000-49,999 birds	A3
Ramphocelus passerinii	NR	resident (2001)	2,500-9,999 birds	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Llano Largo	Private Natural Reserve (-)	<1
-	Sierra Caral	Area de Protección Especial (-)	4
-	Sierra de Santa Cruz	Area de Protección Especial (-)	10
1956	Bahía de Santo Tomás	Zona de Veda Definitiva (-)	-
1990	Chocón Machacas	Biotopo Protegido (II)	1
1995	El Higuerito	Reserva Natural Privada (V)	<1
1996	Cerro San Gil	Reserva Protectora de Manantiales (III)	10
1996	Bocas del Polochic	Refugio de Vida Silvestre (III)	4
1997	Santa Elena	Reserva Natural Privada (V)	<1
2001	Tapón Creek	Reserva Natural Privada (V)	<1
2001	Tapón Creek	Private Nature Reserve (V)	-
2002	Quebrada Azul	Reserva Natural Privada (V)	<1
2002	Matriz Chocón	Reserva Natural Privada (V)	<1
2002	Santa Rosa	Reserva Natural Privada (V)	<1
2002	Río Azul	Reserva Natural Privada (V)	<1
2002	Cástulo	Reserva Natural Privada (V)	<1
2002	Las Palmas	Reserva Natural Privada (V)	<1
2002	Zavala	Reserva Natural Privada (V)	<1
2002	Las Cuevas	Reserva Natural Privada (V)	<1
2002	Candilejas	Reserva Natural Privada (V)	<1
2002	Las Palmas	Private Nature Reserve (V)	-
2002	Zavala	Private Nature Reserve (V)	-
2002	Quebrada Azul	Private Nature Reserve (V)	-
2002	Candilejas	Private Nature Reserve (V)	-
2002	Las Cuevas	Private Nature Reserve (V)	-
2002	Río Azul	Private Nature Reserve (V)	-
2002	Cástulo	Private Nature Reserve (V)	-
2002	Santa Rosa	Private Nature Reserve (V)	-
2002	Matriz Chocón	Private Nature Reserve (V)	-
2003	Montaña Chiclera	Parque Regional Municipal (IV)	<1
2003	Montaña Chiclera	Regional Park (IV)	-
2005	Punta de Manabique	Refugio de Vida Silvestre (III)	33
2005	Río Sarstun	Area de Uso Multiple (III)	7
2006	Río Bonito	Reserva Natural Privada (V)	<1
2006	Reserva Santuario de las Aves	Reserva Natural Privada (V)	<1
2006	Quebrada Seca	Reserva Natural Privada (V)	<1
2006	Santuario de las Aves	Private Nature Reserve (V)	-
2006	Quebrada Seca	Private Nature Reserve (V)	-
2006	Río Bonito	Private Nature Reserve (V)	-
2009	Finca Setal	Reserva Natural Privada (V)	<1
2013	Reserva para la Conservación de Anfibios de Sierra Caral	Reserva Natural Privada (V)	<1
2014	Sierra Caral	Reserva Hídrica y Forestal (III)	4
2014	Reserva Ecológica Manabitque Santa Isabel	Reserva Natural Privada (V)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	41	Flooded tropical evergreen; Gallery & riparian; Mangrove; Montane broadleaf evergreen; Tropical lowland evergreen
Grassland	15	Second-growth & grazed
Artificial/Terrestrial	12	Abandoned & fallow farmland, disturbed ground; Arable land; Forestry & agro-industrial plantations; Improved pasture land; Other urban & industrial areas; Perennial crops, orchards & groves; Urban parks & gardens
Shrubland	12	Second-growth & disturbed scrub
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	minor (<10)
Marine Neritic	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	35
rangeland/pastureland	22
fisheries/aquaculture	17
agriculture	15
urban/industrial/transport	1
hunting	major (>10)
forestry	minor (<10)
military	minor (<10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)
not utilised	minor (<10)
water management	minor (<10)

State (National Parks and other protected areas), communal, and private.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Guatemalan Caribbean Slope (Guatemala). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/guatemalan-caribbean-slope-iba-guatemala on 22/12/2024.