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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
White-bellied Chachalaca Ortalis leucogastra	LC	resident (2004)	50-249 birds	A3
Pacific Screech-owl Megascops cooperi	LC	resident (1984)	< 50 birds	A3
Orange-fronted Parakeet Eupsittula canicularis	VU	resident (2004)	50-249 birds	A3
Nutting's Flycatcher Myiarchus nuttingi	LC	resident (1984)	50-249 birds	A3
White-throated Magpie-jay Cyanocorax formosus	LC	resident (2004)	250-999 birds	A3
Yellow-winged Cacique Cassiculus melanicterus	LC	resident (2003)	< 50 birds	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1977	Zona de Reserva Para protección especial de la fauna, flora y en general del ecosistema natural y biotopo en el área (MONTERRICO)	Area de Uso Multiple (III)	13
2016	Hawaii	Área de Usos Múltiples (III)	28

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	46	Improved pasture land; Other urban & industrial areas; Perennial crops, orchards & groves
Forest	23	Mangrove; Tropical deciduous
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	5	Salt pans & salinas
Shrubland	2	Arid lowland scrub; Second-growth & disturbed scrub
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)
Marine Neritic	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	24
agriculture	22
nature conservation and research	11
fisheries/aquaculture	8
urban/industrial/transport	1
hunting	major (>10)
forestry	minor (<10)
not utilised	minor (<10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)
water management	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Monterrico - Río La Paz (Guatemala). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/monterrico--río-la-paz-iba-guatemala on 26/12/2024.