Data Zone
Country/territory: Guatemala
IBA criteria met: A1, A3 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 211,746 hectares (2,117.46 km2)
Site summary
Lachua-Ikbolay is an important site for biome-restricted birds of the Gulf Caribbean Slope and for two globally threatened species, Keel-billed Motmot and Cerulean Warbler. About the half of the IBA is used for growing corn, coffee, and cardamom, and for cattle farming.
Acknowledgements
PROEVAL RAXMU Bird Monitoring Program provided unpublished ornithological data. Input of unpublished data and suggestions for the delimitation of the IBA was provided during a workshop in Cobán, in August 2006, by representatives of Consejo Nacional de Areas Protegidas (CONAP) - Las Verapaces, Asociación de Proyectos Evaluados Raxmu (PROEVAL RAXMU), Peace Corps, Cooperativa Sanimtaca, Cooperativa Samac, and Comité Central Menotita. This first assessment of IBAs in Guatemala was conducted by Sociedad Guatemalteca de Ornitología and BirdLife International in the Americas.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lachuá - Ik'bolay (Guatemala). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lachuá--ikbolay-iba-guatemala on 22/12/2024.