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The site was identified as important in 2022 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
Highland Guan Penelopina nigra	VU	resident	2019-2023	30-50 individuals	A1
Ocellated Quail Cyrtonyx ocellatus	VU	resident	2017	min 30 individuals	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2022) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1987	Guisayote	Biological Reserve	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Tropical coniferous, Tropical semi-evergreen	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Güisayote (Honduras). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/güisayote-iba-honduras on 23/11/2024.