Pacuare, coastal wetlands and Migratory Bird Corridor (Costa Rica)

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Pacuare, coastal wetlands and Migratory Bird Corridor

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus	NT	passage	2006	200-500 individuals	A4i
Sanderling Calidris alba	LC	passage	2006	2,000-5,000 individuals	A4i
Streak-crowned Antvireo Dysithamnus striaticeps	LC	breeding	2006	unknown	A2, A3
Tawny-winged Woodcreeper Dendrocincla anabatina	LC	breeding	2006	unknown	A3
White-collared Manakin Manacus candei	LC	breeding	2006	unknown	A3
Snowy Cotinga Carpodectes nitidus	LC	breeding	2006	unknown	A2, A3
Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet Ornithion semiflavum	LC	breeding	2006	unknown	A3
Black-throated Wren Pheugopedius atrogularis	LC	breeding	2006	unknown	A2, A3
Stripe-breasted Wren Cantorchilus thoracicus	LC	breeding	2006	unknown	A3
Yellow-crowned Euphonia Euphonia luteicapilla	LC	breeding	2006	unknown	A3
Black-cowled Oriole Icterus prosthemelas	LC	breeding	2006	unknown	A3
Sulphur-rumped Tanager Heterospingus rubrifrons	LC	breeding	2006	unknown	A2, A3
White-throated Shrike-tanager Lanio leucothorax	NT	breeding	2006	unknown	A3
Ramphocelus passerinii	NR	breeding	2006	unknown	A3
Nicaraguan Seed-finch Sporophila nuttingi	LC	breeding	2006	unknown	A2, A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1973	Pacuare-Matina	Reserva Forestal	3
1994	Nacional Cariari	Humedal	4

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Mangrove	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pacuare, coastal wetlands and Migratory Bird Corridor (Costa Rica). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pacuare-coastal-wetlands-and-migratory-bird-corridor-iba-costa-rica on 23/11/2024.