Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2022 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slaty-breasted Tinamou Crypturellus boucardi | VU | resident | 2023 | min 30 individuals | A1 |
| Crested Guan Penelope purpurascens | NT | resident | 2023 | min 30 individuals | B1a |
| Great Curassow Crax rubra | VU | resident | 2023 | min 30 individuals | A1 |
| Black-eared Wood-quail Odontophorus melanotis | NT | resident | 2023 | min 30 individuals | B1a |
| Tawny-faced Quail Rhynchortyx cinctus | NT | resident | 2023 | min 30 individuals | B1a |
| Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis | EN | resident | 2023 | min 15 individuals | A1 |
| Keel-billed Motmot Electron carinatum | VU | resident | 2023 | min 30 individuals | A1 |
| Yellow-throated Toucan Ramphastos ambiguus | LC | resident | 2023 | min 30 adults | B1a |
| Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus | NT | resident | 2023 | min 30 individuals | B1a |
| Yellow-naped Amazon Amazona auropalliata | CR | resident | 2023 | min 15 individuals | A1 |
| White-throated Shrike-tanager Lanio leucothorax | NT | resident | 2023 | min 30 individuals | B1a |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2022) may differ.
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | Pine-oak, Tropical lowland evergreen, Tropical deciduous | 61 |
| Savanna | 30 | |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Perennial crops, orchards & groves, Abandoned & fallow farmland, disturbed ground | 8 |
| Other | 1 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mocorón (Honduras). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mocorón-iba-honduras on 23/11/2024.