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Majé Hydrological Reserve


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2003 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
Great Curassow Crax rubra VU breeding (2006) 250-999 birds A1
Great Green Macaw Ara ambiguus CR breeding (2006) 20 birds A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1996 Maje Hidrological Reserve Hydrological Reserve (-) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial minor (<10)

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research major (>10)
water management major (>10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Majé Hydrological Reserve (Panama). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/majé-hydrological-reserve-iba-panama on 18/12/2024.