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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
Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus	NT	passage (2006)	200–500 birds	A4i
Sanderling Calidris alba	LC	passage (2006)	2,000–5,000 birds	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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1973	Pacuare-Matina	Reserva Forestal (VI)	3

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-	Mangrove

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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 23/12/2024.