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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
Plain Chachalaca Ortalis vetula	LC	resident	1990-2007	2,500-9,999 individuals	A3
Black-throated Bobwhite Colinus nigrogularis	LC	resident	1990-2007	1,000-2,499 individuals	A3
White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala	NT	resident	1990-2007	1,000-2,499 individuals	A1
Yucatan Poorwill Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus	LC	resident	1990-2007	present	A3
Yucatan Nightjar Antrostomus badius	LC	resident	1990-2007	present	A3
Buff-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia yucatanensis	LC	resident	1990-2007	< 50 individuals	A3
Chestnut-colored Woodpecker Celeus castaneus	LC	resident	1990-2007	250-999 individuals	A3
Yucatan Woodpecker Melanerpes pygmaeus	LC	resident	1990-2007	1,000-2,499 individuals	A3
Yellow-lored Amazon Amazona xantholora	LC	resident	1990-2007	unknown	A3
Yellow-headed Amazon Amazona oratrix	EN	resident	1990-2007	< 50 individuals	A1
Tawny-winged Woodcreeper Dendrocincla anabatina	LC	resident	1990-2007	1,000-2,499 individuals	A3
White-collared Manakin Manacus candei	LC	resident	1990-2007	1,000-2,499 individuals	A3
Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet Ornithion semiflavum	LC	resident	1990-2007	50-249 individuals	A3
Couch's Kingbird Tyrannus couchii	LC	resident	1990-2007	2,500-9,999 individuals	A3
Yucatan Flycatcher Myiarchus yucatanensis	LC	resident	1990-2007	< 50 individuals	A3
Yucatan Vireo Vireo magister	LC	resident	1990-2007	2,500-9,999 individuals	A2, A3
Yucatan Jay Cyanocorax yucatanicus	LC	resident	1990-2007	1,000-2,499 individuals	A3
Black Catbird Melanoptila glabrirostris	LC	resident	1990-2007	250-999 individuals	A1, A2, A3
Olive-backed Euphonia Euphonia gouldi	LC	resident	1990-2007	1,000-2,499 individuals	A3
Green-backed Sparrow Arremonops chloronotus	LC	resident	1990-2007	2,500-9,999 individuals	A3
Montezuma Oropendola Psarocolius montezuma	LC	resident	1990-2007	1,000-2,499 individuals	A3
Orange Oriole Icterus auratus	LC	resident	1990-2007	unknown	A3
Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea	NT	passage	1990-2007	< 50 individuals	A1
Rose-throated Tanager Piranga roseogularis	LC	resident	1990-2007	1,000-2,499 individuals	A3
Black-faced Grosbeak Caryothraustes poliogaster	LC	resident	1990-2007	present	A3

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
-	Fireburn	Private Reserve	-
1960	Freshwater Creek	Forest Reserve	6
1976	Cerro Maya	Archaeological Reserve	<1
1977	Little Guana Caye	Bird Sanctuary	<1
1989	Shipstern Nature Reserve	Private Reserve	3
1996	Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	5
1996	Bacalar Chico	Bacalar Chico Marine Reserve	1
1996	Bacalar Chico	National Park	2
1998	Corozal Bay	Wildlife Sanctuary	31
2001	Honey Camp	National Park	1
2003	Rocky Point, Ambergris Caye	Spawning Aggregation Site Reserves	<1
2003	Rocky Point Spawning Aggregation	Marine Reserve	<1
2006	Grants Land	Public Reserve	-
2007	Dolphin Park	Public Reserve	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		27
Artificial/Terrestrial		2
Forest	Mangrove	major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Savanna		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Northeastern Belize (Belize). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/northeastern-belize-iba-belize on 22/11/2024.