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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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

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

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos	LC	winter (2006)	2,000 birds	A4i

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1998	La Chorrera - Manchón Guamuchal	Reserva Natural Privada (V)	6

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	32	Mangrove
Grassland	19	Low, seasonally wet; Second-growth & grazed
Artificial/Terrestrial	16	Forestry & agro-industrial plantations; Improved pasture land; Perennial crops, orchards & groves
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	5	Salt pans & salinas
Shrubland	3	Second-growth & disturbed scrub
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	-
Marine Neritic	-

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	11
fisheries/aquaculture	10
nature conservation and research	6
urban/industrial/transport	1
hunting	major (>10)
military	minor (<10)
not utilised	minor (<10)
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)
water management	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Manchón - Guamuchal (Guatemala). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/manchón--guamuchal-iba-guatemala on 22/12/2024.