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Laguna de Guaimoreto


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Agami Heron Agamia agami NT resident 2018 min 30 individuals A1
Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus NT resident 2018 30-100 individuals B1a

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2022) may differ.


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal 44
Forest Mangrove 30
Other 22
Artificial/Terrestrial Perennial crops, orchards & groves, Forestry & agro-industrial plantations, Abandoned & fallow farmland, disturbed ground 4
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Laguna de Guaimoreto (Honduras). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/laguna-de-guaimoreto-iba-honduras on 22/11/2024.