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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
Highland Guan Penelopina nigra	VU	resident	2000-2006	20 individuals	A1, A2
White-faced Quail-Dove Zentrygon albifacies	LC	resident	2000-2006	unknown	A3
Great Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila sanctihieronymi	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A3
Green-breasted Mountain-gem Lampornis sybillae	LC	resident	2000-2006	unknown	A2, A3
White-eared Hummingbird Basilinna leucotis	LC	resident	2000-2006	unknown	A3
Blue-tailed Hummingbird Saucerottia cyanura	LC	resident	2000-2006	unknown	A3
Lesser Ground-cuckoo Morococcyx erythropygus	LC	unknown	2000-2006	unknown	A3
Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno	NT	resident	2000-2006	24 individuals	A1
Orange-fronted Parakeet Eupsittula canicularis	VU	unknown	2007	unknown	A3
Long-tailed Manakin Chiroxiphia linearis	LC	resident	2000-2006	unknown	A3
Three-wattled Bellbird Procnias tricarunculatus	VU	resident	2000-2006	50-249 individuals	A1, A2
Greater Pewee Contopus pertinax	LC	resident	2000-2006	unknown	A3
White-throated Magpie-jay Cyanocorax formosus	LC	resident	2000-2006	unknown	A3
Bushy-crested Jay Cyanocorax melanocyaneus	LC	resident	2000-2006	unknown	A2, A3
Banded Wren Thryophilus pleurostictus	LC	unknown	2007	unknown	A3
Slate-colored Solitaire Myadestes unicolor	LC	resident	2000-2006	unknown	A3
White-eared Ground-sparrow Melozone leucotis	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera	NT	winter	2000-2006	50-249 individuals	A1
Painted Bunting Passerina ciris	LC	winter	2000-2006	50-249 individuals	A1
Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer Diglossa baritula	LC	unknown	2000-2006	unknown	A3

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
-	Miraflor/Moropotente	Paisaje Terrestre y/o Marino Protegido	100
1991	Mesa de Moropotente	Nature Reserve	80

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Montane broadleaf evergreen, Second-growth & disturbed, Tropical deciduous	85
Artificial/Terrestrial	Abandoned & fallow farmland, disturbed ground, Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards & groves	15

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
agriculture	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Miraflor (Nicaragua). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/miraflor-iba-nicaragua on 23/11/2024.