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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
Highland Guan Penelopina nigra	VU	resident	2018-2023	min 30 individuals	A1
Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno	NT	resident	2018	30-50 individuals	B1a
Golden-cheeked Warbler Setophaga chrysoparia	EN	winter	2015	min 15 individuals	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2022) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1987	Montaña de Comayagua	Parque Nacional	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Tropical coniferous, Tropical semi-evergreen	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Montaña de Comayagua (Honduras). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/montaña-de-comayagua-iba-honduras on 23/11/2024.