Maya Mountains and southern reserves (Belize)

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Maya Mountains and southern reserves

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Plain Chachalaca Ortalis vetula	LC	resident	1990-2007	50,000-99,999 individuals	A3
Great Curassow Crax rubra	VU	resident	1990-2007	1,000-2,499 individuals	A1
Black-throated Bobwhite Colinus nigrogularis	LC	resident	1990-2007	unknown	A3
Ocellated Turkey Meleagris ocellata	NT	resident	1987-2007	1,000-2,499 individuals	A1, A3
Yucatan Poorwill Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus	LC	passage	1990-2007	1,000-2,499 individuals	A3
Wedge-tailed Sabrewing Pampa curvipennis	LC	resident	1990-2007	10,000-19,999 individuals	A3
Black Solitary Eagle Buteogallus solitarius	NT	resident	1990-2007	< 50 individuals	A1
Keel-billed Motmot Electron carinatum	VU	resident	1989-2007	250-999 individuals	A1, A3
Chestnut-colored Woodpecker Celeus castaneus	LC	resident	1990-2007	10,000-19,999 individuals	A3
Yucatan Woodpecker Melanerpes pygmaeus	LC	resident	1990-2007	1,000-2,499 individuals	A3
Yellow-lored Amazon Amazona xantholora	LC	resident	1990-2007	2,500-9,999 individuals	A3
Tawny-winged Woodcreeper Dendrocincla anabatina	LC	resident	1990-2007	10,000-19,999 individuals	A3
White-collared Manakin Manacus candei	LC	resident	1990-2007	10,000-19,999 individuals	A3
Lovely Cotinga Cotinga amabilis	LC	resident	1990-2007	1,000-2,499 individuals	A3
Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet Ornithion semiflavum	LC	resident	1990-2007	unknown	A3
Greater Pewee Contopus pertinax	LC	passage	1990-2007	unknown	A3
Couch's Kingbird Tyrannus couchii	LC	resident	1990-2007	2,500-9,999 individuals	A3
Yucatan Flycatcher Myiarchus yucatanensis	LC	resident	1990-2007	50-249 individuals	A3
Yucatan Vireo Vireo magister	LC	resident	2007	50-249 individuals	A2, A3
Northern Nightingale-wren Microcerculus philomela	LC	resident	1990-2007	2,500-9,999 individuals	A3
Slate-colored Solitaire Myadestes unicolor	LC	resident	1990-2007	2,500-9,999 individuals	A3
Olive-backed Euphonia Euphonia gouldi	LC	resident	1990-2007	10,000-19,999 individuals	A3
Green-backed Sparrow Arremonops chloronotus	LC	resident	1990-2007	10,000-19,999 individuals	A3
Montezuma Oropendola Psarocolius montezuma	LC	resident	1990-2007	50,000-99,999 individuals	A3
Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera	NT	passage	1990-2007	50-249 individuals	A1
Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea	NT	passage	1990-2007	50-249 individuals	A1
Golden-cheeked Warbler Setophaga chrysoparia	EN	passage	1990-2007	50-249 individuals	A1
Black-faced Grosbeak Caryothraustes poliogaster	LC	resident	1990-2007	2,500-9,999 individuals	A3
Black-throated Shrike-tanager Lanio aurantius	LC	resident	1990-2007	10,000-19,999 individuals	A3
Crimson-collared Tanager Ramphocelus sanguinolentus	LC	resident	1990-2007	2,500-9,999 individuals	A3
Ramphocelus passerinii	NR	resident	1990-2007	2,500-9,999 individuals	A3

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

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Caves Branch	Archaelogical Reserve	<1
1941	Deep River	Forest Reserve	5
1954	Columbia River	Forest Reserve	6
1956	Chiquibul	Forest Reserve	9
1959	Mountain Pine Ridge	Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve	8
1959	Sibun	Forest Reserve	7
1959	Manatee	Forest Reserve	1
1960	Mango Creek 1	Forest Reserve	<1
1977	Sittee River	Forest Reserve	6
1977	Maya Mountain	Forest Reserve	8
1984	Cockscomb Basin	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	5
1986	St. Herman's Blue Hole	National Park	<1
1990	Bladen	Nature Reserve	6
1991	Chiquibul	National Park	17
1991	Vaca	Forest Reserve	3
1994	Five Blues Lake	National Park	<1
1994	Paynes Creek	National Park	<1
1995	Caracol	Archaeological Reserve	2
1998	Golden Stream Corridor Preserve	Private Reserve	1
1998	Victoria Peak	Natural Monument	<1
2001	Nojkaaxmeen Eligio Panti	National Park	1
2001	Mayflower Bocawina	National Park	<1
2001	Billy Barquedier	National Park	<1
2001	Tide	Private Reserve	<1
2001	Barton Creek	Archaelogical Reserve	<1
2004	Tapir Mountain	Nature Reserve	<1
2004	Actun Tunichil Mucknal	Natural Monument	<1
2004	Thousand Foot Fall	Natural Monument	<1
2004	Actun Tunichil Muknal	Natural Monument	<1
2009	Barton Creek	Archaeological Reserve	<1

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Mangrove	89
Shrubland		9
Artificial/Terrestrial		2
Wetlands (inland)		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Maya Mountains and southern reserves (Belize). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/maya-mountains-and-southern-reserves-iba-belize on 22/11/2024.