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Nalga de Maco-Río Limpio


IBA Justification

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
Hispaniolan Mango Anthracothorax dominicus LC resident (2007) unknown A2
Vervain Hummingbird Mellisuga minima LC resident (2007) unknown A2
Hispaniolan Emerald Riccordia swainsonii LC resident (2007) unknown A2
Bay-breasted Cuckoo Coccyzus rufigularis EN resident (2006) unknown A1, A2
Hispaniolan Lizard-cuckoo Coccyzus longirostris LC resident (2007) unknown A2
Ashy-faced Owl Tyto glaucops LC resident (2007) unknown A2
Hispaniolan Trogon Temnotrogon roseigaster LC resident (2007) unknown A1, A2
Narrow-billed Tody Todus angustirostris LC resident (2007) unknown A2
Broad-billed Tody Todus subulatus LC resident (2007) unknown A2
Antillean Piculet Nesoctites micromegas LC resident (2007) unknown A2
Hispaniolan Woodpecker Melanerpes striatus LC resident (2007) unknown A2
Hispaniolan Amazon Amazona ventralis VU resident (2006) unknown A1, A2
Hispaniolan Parakeet Psittacara chloropterus VU resident (2006) unknown A1, A2
Hispaniolan Pewee Contopus hispaniolensis LC resident (2007) unknown A2
Stolid Flycatcher Myiarchus stolidus LC resident (2007) unknown A2
White-necked Crow Corvus leucognaphalus VU resident (2006) unknown A1, A2
Palm Crow Corvus palmarum LC resident (2006) 50-249 birds A1, A2
Golden Swallow Tachycineta euchrysea VU resident (2006) unknown A1, A2
Rufous-throated Solitaire Myadestes genibarbis LC resident (2007) unknown A2
Bicknell's Thrush Catharus bicknelli VU winter (2006) unknown A1
Palmchat Dulus dominicus LC resident (2007) unknown A2
Hispaniolan Euphonia Euphonia musica LC resident (2007) unknown A2
Black-crowned Palm-tanager Phaenicophilus palmarum LC resident (2007) unknown A2
White-winged Warbler Xenoligea montana VU resident (2007) unknown A1, A2
Green-tailed Warbler Microligea palustris LC resident (2007) unknown A2
Eastern Chat-tanager Calyptophilus frugivorus NT resident (2006) unknown A1, A2

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2004 Nalga de Maco Parque Nacional (II) 81

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial 50
Forest 40 Montane broadleaf evergreen; Second-growth & disturbed
Shrubland 10

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research 50
agriculture 45
urban/industrial/transport 5
rangeland/pastureland -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nalga de Maco-Río Limpio (Dominican Republic). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nalga-de-maco-río-limpio-iba-dominican-republic on 23/12/2024.