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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Hispaniolan Mango Anthracothorax dominicus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Vervain Hummingbird Mellisuga minima	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Hispaniolan Emerald Riccordia swainsonii	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Hispaniolan Lizard-cuckoo Coccyzus longirostris	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Ashy-faced Owl Tyto glaucops	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Hispaniolan Trogon Temnotrogon roseigaster	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A1, A2
Narrow-billed Tody Todus angustirostris	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Broad-billed Tody Todus subulatus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Antillean Piculet Nesoctites micromegas	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Hispaniolan Woodpecker Melanerpes striatus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Hispaniolan Amazon Amazona ventralis	VU	resident (2006)	unknown	A1, A2
Hispaniolan Parakeet Psittacara chloropterus	VU	resident (2007)	unknown	A1, A2
Hispaniolan Elaenia Elaenia cherriei	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Hispaniolan Pewee Contopus hispaniolensis	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Stolid Flycatcher Myiarchus stolidus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Rufous-throated Solitaire Myadestes genibarbis	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Bicknell's Thrush Catharus bicknelli	VU	winter (2005)	unknown	A1
Palmchat Dulus dominicus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Hispaniolan Euphonia Euphonia musica	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Black-crowned Palm-tanager Phaenicophilus palmarum	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

State (condition of the key species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	moderate (70–90%)	good (>90%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happen­ing now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happen­ing now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Biological resource use	happen­ing now	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	no deteri­oration (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A compre­hensive and appropriate manage­ment plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the popul­ations of qualify­ing bird species	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1992	Quita Espuela	Strict Nature Reserve (Ia)	-
2004	Loma Quita Espuela	Reserva Cientifica (Ia)	71

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	55
Forest	40
Shrubland	5

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	55
nature conservation and research	45

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Loma Quita Espuela (Dominican Republic). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/loma-quita-espuela-iba-dominican-republic on 19/01/2025.