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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
White-bellied Chachalaca Ortalis leucogastra	LC	resident	-	unknown	A3
Lesser Ground-cuckoo Morococcyx erythropygus	LC	resident	-	unknown	A3
Pacific Screech-owl Megascops cooperi	LC	resident	-	unknown	A3
Orange-fronted Parakeet Eupsittula canicularis	VU	resident	-	unknown	A3
White-throated Magpie-jay Cyanocorax formosus	LC	resident	-	unknown	A3

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 (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Pollution	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Residential and commercial development	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	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	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	high

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	La Calzada	Protective Zone	-
-	El Tercio	Natural Area	-
2005	Bahía de Jiquilisco	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	61
2007	Xiriualtique-Jiquilisco	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	97
2007	El Astillero	Area Natural Protegida	<1
2007	Isla San Sebastián	Area Natural Protegida	<1
2008	Nancuchiname (Mata de Piña, La Maroma, Porción 5 y 6)	Area Natural Protegida	1
2008	Chaparron o Chaguantique	Area Natural Protegida	<1
2011	Complejo Jaltepeque	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	48

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Mangrove, Tropical lowland evergreen, Tropical semi-deciduous	32
Artificial/Terrestrial	Forestry & agro-industrial plantations, Other urban & industrial areas, Perennial crops, orchards & groves	major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Desert	Semi-desert	minor (<10)
Grassland	Low, seasonally wet	minor (<10)
Other		minor (<10)
Shrubland	Arid lowland scrub	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Jiquilisco and Jaltepeque (El Salvador). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/jiquilisco-and-jaltepeque-iba-el-salvador on 23/11/2024.