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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
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 individuals	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

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
2004	Nalga de Maco	Parque Nacional	81

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		50
Forest	Montane broadleaf evergreen, Second-growth & disturbed	40
Shrubland		10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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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 22/11/2024.