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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Puerto Rican Nightjar Antrostomus noctitherus	VU	resident	1985-1992	177 individuals	A1, A2
Green Mango Anthracothorax viridis	LC	resident	2006	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Mango Anthracothorax aurulentus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Emerald Riccordia maugaeus	LC	resident	2006	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Lizard-cuckoo Coccyzus vieilloti	LC	resident	2006	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Owl Gymnasio nudipes	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Tody Todus mexicanus	LC	resident	2006	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Woodpecker Melanerpes portoricensis	LC	resident	2006	unknown	A2
Lesser Antillean Pewee Contopus latirostris	LC	resident	2006	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Flycatcher Myiarchus antillarum	LC	resident	2006	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Vireo Vireo latimeri	LC	resident	2006	unknown	A2
Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus	LC	resident	2006	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Euphonia Euphonia sclateri	LC	resident	2006	unknown	A2
Elfin Woods Warbler Setophaga angelae	EN	resident	2003-2004	250-999 individuals	A1, A2
Adelaide's Warbler Setophaga adelaidae	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Spindalis Spindalis portoricensis	LC	resident	2006	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Tanager Nesospingus speculiferus	VU	resident	2006	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Bullfinch Melopyrrha portoricensis	VU	resident	2006	unknown	A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Bosque Estatal De Maricao	State Resource Management Area	48
-	Bosque Estatal De Susúa	State Resource Management Area	15
1919	Bosque Estatal de Maricao	State Forest	-
1935	Bosque Estatal de Susua	State Forest	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)		-
Forest		-
Introduced vegetation		-
Shrubland		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Maricao and Susúa (Puerto Rico (to USA)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/maricao-and-susúa-iba-puerto-rico-(to-usa) on 23/11/2024.