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Montaña de Santa Bárbara


IBA Justification

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 2018-2021 min 30 individuals A1
Crested Guan Penelope purpurascens NT resident 2019-2022 30-40 individuals B1a
Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno NT resident 2019-2023 30-60 individuals B1a
Golden-cheeked Warbler Setophaga chrysoparia EN winter 2018-2022 20-40 individuals A1

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1971 Lago de Yojoa Area de Uso Múltiple 21
1987 Montaña Santa Bárbara Parque Nacional 72


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