HN011
La Muralla


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Slaty-breasted Tinamou Crypturellus boucardi VU resident (2021) min 30 birds A1
Highland Guan Penelopina nigra VU resident (2021) 30 birds A1
Great Curassow Crax rubra VU resident (2019) 30–50 adults A1
Ocellated Quail Cyrtonyx ocellatus VU resident (2020) 50–200 birds A1
Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno NT resident (2019) 30–70 birds B1a

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest major (>10) Tropical coniferous; Tropical semi-evergreen


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: La Muralla (Honduras). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/la-muralla-iba-honduras on 23/12/2024.