GT019
Lake Güija


Country/territory: Guatemala
Subnational region(s): Jutiapa

IBA Justification: A3 (2007)

Area: 4,360 hectares (43.60 km2)


Site summary
Lake Güija is an important site for biome-restricted birds of the Pacific Arid Slope. The declaration as protected area has been proposed.

Acknowledgements
The Museum of Natural History Jorge Ibarra, hosted a workshop in Guatemala City in June 2006. This first assessment of IBAs in Guatemala was conducted by Sociedad Guatemalteca de Ornitología and BirdLife International in the Americas.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Güija (Guatemala). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-güija-iba-guatemala on 13/01/2025.