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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
West Indian Whistling-duck Dendrocygna arborea	NT	unknown (2006)	< 50 birds	A1
White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala	NT	resident (2006)	30 birds	A1
Least Poorwill Siphonorhis brewsteri	NT	resident (2007)	unknown	A1, 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
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis	LC	resident (2006)	250 birds	B4i
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus	LC	resident (2001)	80,000 pairs	A4i
Least Tern Sternula antillarum	LC	resident (2006)	300 birds	B4i
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	breeding (2003)	30–40 pairs	B4i
Ashy-faced Owl Tyto glaucops	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Broad-billed Tody Todus subulatus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Antillean Piculet Nesoctites micromegas	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Hispaniolan Woodpecker Melanerpes striatus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Hispaniolan Amazon Amazona ventralis	VU	resident (2006)	30 birds	A1, A2
Hispaniolan Parakeet Psittacara chloropterus	VU	resident (2006)	30 birds	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 (2007)	unknown	A2
White-necked Crow Corvus leucognaphalus	VU	resident (2006)	30 birds	A1, A2
Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus	LC	breeding (2006)	unknown	A2
Palmchat Dulus dominicus	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
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	resident (2007)	min 130,000 birds	A4iii

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
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Energy production and mining	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Residential and commercial development	likely in short term (<4 years)	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not compre­hensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not compre­hensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1983	Jaragua	Specially Protected Area (Cartagena Convention) (II)	97
1986	La Caleta	National Park (II)	1
2004	Jaragua	Parque Nacional (II)	100
2004	Playa Larga	Area Nacional De Recreo (VI)	1
2004	Playa Blanca	Area Nacional De Recreo (VI)	<1

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

Name	Year formed
Asociación de Guías de la Naturaleza de la Laguna de Oviedo	2005
Voluntarios Comunitarios de Jaragua.	1996

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	55	Mangrove
Shrubland	30
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	15
Artificial/Terrestrial	minor (<10)	Abandoned & fallow farmland, disturbed ground

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)
agriculture	minor (<10)
hunting	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Jaragua National Park (Dominican Republic). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jaragua-national-park-iba-dominican-republic on 16/12/2024.