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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
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 individuals	A1

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
1983	Volcán Mombacho	Reserva Natural	4
1983	Río Manares	Reserva Natural	1
1983	Volcan Mombacho	Nature Reserve	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Elfin, Montane broadleaf evergreen, Tropical deciduous, Tropical semi-deciduous	81
Artificial/Terrestrial	Abandoned & fallow farmland, disturbed ground	14
Shrubland	Arid lowland scrub	3
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater lakes & pools, Geothermal springs, Streams	2

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.