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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
Blue-tailed Hummingbird Saucerottia cyanura	LC	resident (2000–2006)	unknown	A3
Lesser Ground-cuckoo Morococcyx erythropygus	LC	resident (2000–2006)	unknown	A3
Pacific Screech-owl Megascops cooperi	LC	resident (2000–2006)	unknown	A3
Hoffmann's Woodpecker Melanerpes hoffmannii	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Orange-fronted Parakeet Eupsittula canicularis	VU	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Long-tailed Manakin Chiroxiphia linearis	LC	resident (2000–2006)	unknown	A3
White-throated Magpie-jay Cyanocorax formosus	LC	resident (2000–2006)	unknown	A3
Banded Wren Thryophilus pleurostictus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Nicaraguan Grackle Quiscalus nicaraguensis	LC	resident (2000–2006)	unknown	A2, A3
Painted Bunting Passerina ciris	LC	winter (2002–2006)	50-249 birds	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1983	Volcán Mombacho	Reserva Natural (IV)	4
1983	Río Manares	Reserva Natural (IV)	1
1983	Volcan Mombacho	Nature Reserve (-)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	81	Elfin; Montane broadleaf evergreen; Tropical deciduous; Tropical semi-deciduous
Artificial/Terrestrial	14	Abandoned & fallow farmland, disturbed ground
Shrubland	3	Arid lowland scrub
Wetlands (inland)	2	Freshwater lakes & pools; Geothermal springs; Streams

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mombacho Volcano (Nicaragua). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mombacho-volcano-iba-nicaragua on 23/12/2024.