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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
Great Green Macaw Ara ambiguus	CR	resident (2000–2006)	20 birds	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1991	Cayos Miskitos y Franja Costera Inmediata	Reserva Biológica (Ia)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Neritic	64
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	22
Forest	10	Mangrove; Pine-oak; Second-growth & disturbed; Tropical lowland evergreen
Marine Intertidal	minor (<10)

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Miskito Keys and terrestrial landscape (Nicaragua). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/miskito-keys-and-terrestrial-landscape-iba-nicaragua on 18/12/2024.