HN024
Humuya


IBA Justification

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
Honduran Emerald Amazilia luciae VU resident 2012 30-2,000 adults A1

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


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial Other urban & industrial areas, Perennial crops, orchards & groves, Abandoned & fallow farmland, disturbed ground 50
Shrubland Arid lowland scrub, Scrub, Riparian scrub & thickets 40
Forest Pine 10
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


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