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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
Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus	NT	resident	2005	unknown	A1
White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala	NT	resident	2007	unknown	A1
Gray-fronted Quail-Dove Geotrygon caniceps	VU	resident	2007	unknown	A1, A3
Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii	LC	breeding	2006	unknown	A3
Cuban Nightjar Antrostomus cubanensis	LC	resident	2005	unknown	A3
Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae	NT	resident	2005	34 individuals	A1, A3
Cuban Emerald Riccordia ricordii	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Lizard-cuckoo Coccyzus merlini	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Pygmy-owl Glaucidium siju	LC	resident	2005	unknown	A3
Bare-legged Owl Margarobyas lawrencii	LC	resident	2005	unknown	A3
Gundlach's Hawk Accipiter gundlachi	EN	resident	2005	unknown	A1, A3
Cuban Trogon Priotelus temnurus	LC	resident	2005	unknown	A3
Cuban Tody Todus multicolor	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Fernandina's Flicker Colaptes fernandinae	EN	resident	2007	unknown	A1, A3
Cuban Green Woodpecker Xiphidiopicus percussus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
West Indian Woodpecker Melanerpes superciliaris	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Pewee Contopus caribaeus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
La Sagra's Flycatcher Myiarchus sagrae	LC	resident	2005	unknown	A3
Cuban Vireo Vireo gundlachii	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Martin Progne cryptoleuca	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Gnatcatcher Polioptila lembeyei	LC	resident	2005	unknown	A2, A3
Zapata Sparrow Torreornis inexpectata	NT	resident	2005	700 individuals	A1, A2, A3
Oriente Warbler Teretistris fornsi	LC	resident	2005	unknown	A2, A3
Cuban Oriole Icterus melanopsis	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Tawny-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius humeralis	LC	resident	2005	unknown	A3
Cuban Blackbird Ptiloxena atroviolacea	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Greater Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Western Spindalis Spindalis zena	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Cuban Bullfinch Melopyrrha nigra	NT	resident	2005	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	31
2001	Hatibonico	Reserva Ecológica	36
2010	Reserva de Biosfera Baconao	Área Protegida de Recursos Manejados	37
2010	Baitiquirí	Reserva Ecológica	25

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Arid lowland scrub	80
Introduced vegetation		5
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine		minor (<10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Other urban & industrial areas, Forestry & agro-industrial plantations	minor (<10)
Forest	Tropical lowland evergreen, Mangrove	minor (<10)
Marine Intertidal		minor (<10)
Marine Neritic		minor (<10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	-
forestry	-
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hatibonico - Baitiquirí - Imías (Cuba). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hatibonico--baitiquirí--imías-iba-cuba on 22/11/2024.