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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
Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno	NT	breeding (1998)	50-249 birds	A1
Three-wattled Bellbird Procnias tricarunculatus	VU	non-breeding (2000–2006)	50-249 birds	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1991	Cerro Kilambe	Reserva Natural (IV)	97
2001	Cerro Kilambre	Nature Reserve (-)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	97	Montane broadleaf evergreen; Second-growth & disturbed
Artificial/Terrestrial	3	Abandoned & fallow farmland, disturbed ground; Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards & groves

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
agriculture	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kilambe Hill (Nicaragua). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kilambe-hill-iba-nicaragua on 23/12/2024.