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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Plain Pigeon Patagioenas inornata	NT	resident	2006-2007	30 individuals	A1
Least Poorwill Siphonorhis brewsteri	NT	resident	2007	unknown	A1, A2
Hispaniolan Nightjar Antrostomus ekmani	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Hispaniolan Mango Anthracothorax dominicus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Vervain Hummingbird Mellisuga minima	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Hispaniolan Lizard-cuckoo Coccyzus longirostris	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Ashy-faced Owl Tyto glaucops	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Ridgway's Hawk Buteo ridgwayi	CR	resident	2005-2006	80-120 breeding pairs	A1, A2
Narrow-billed Tody Todus angustirostris	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Broad-billed Tody Todus subulatus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Antillean Piculet Nesoctites micromegas	LC	resident	2006	present	A2
Hispaniolan Amazon Amazona ventralis	VU	resident	2007	30 individuals	A1, A2
Hispaniolan Pewee Contopus hispaniolensis	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Stolid Flycatcher Myiarchus stolidus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Flat-billed Vireo Vireo nanus	LC	resident	2006	unknown	A2
White-necked Crow Corvus leucognaphalus	VU	resident	2006	250-999 individuals	A1, A2
Rufous-throated Solitaire Myadestes genibarbis	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Bicknell's Thrush Catharus bicknelli	VU	winter	2004-2007	30 individuals	A1
Palmchat Dulus dominicus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Hispaniolan Euphonia Euphonia musica	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Black-crowned Palm-tanager Phaenicophilus palmarum	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Green-tailed Warbler Microligea palustris	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2019) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1968	Los Haitises	Specially Protected Area (Cartagena Convention)	93
2004	Los Haitises	Parque Nacional	100

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Asociación de Jóvenes Guías Brigada Verde Sabana de la Mar	2006

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Mangrove, Tropical lowland evergreen	45
Artificial/Terrestrial		30
Shrubland		20
Marine Intertidal		5
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	70
agriculture	30
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)
hunting	-
rangeland/pastureland	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Haitises National Park (Dominican Republic). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/haitises-national-park-iba-dominican-republic on 22/11/2024.