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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2008 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
West Indian Whistling-duck Dendrocygna arborea	NT	resident (2007)	unknown	A1
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber	LC	resident (2004)	8,400 birds	A4i
White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala	NT	resident (2007)	unknown	A1
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	resident (2004)	3,412 birds	A4i
Painted Bunting Passerina ciris	LC	winter (2007)	unknown	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	resident (2007)	20,000-49,999 unknown	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2001	Las Picúas-Cayo Cristo	Refugio de Fauna (IV)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Neritic	72
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	15
Forest	8	Mangrove
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)	minor (<10)
Marine Intertidal	minor (<10)
Shrubland	minor (<10)	Arid lowland scrub

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	-
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Las Picuas - Del Cristo Cay (Cuba). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/las-picuas--del-cristo-cay-iba-cuba on 23/12/2024.