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Parque Nacional Montaña La Humeadora


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
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
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
Palm Crow Corvus palmarum LC resident 2007 unknown A1, A2
Rufous-throated Solitaire Myadestes genibarbis LC resident 2007 unknown A2
Bicknell's Thrush Catharus bicknelli VU winter 2006 unknown A1
La Selle Thrush Turdus swalesi VU resident 2006 unknown A1, A2
Palmchat Dulus dominicus LC resident 2007 unknown A2
Black-crowned Palm-tanager Phaenicophilus palmarum LC resident 2007 unknown A2
Green-tailed Warbler Microligea palustris LC resident 2007 unknown A2

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
2002 Montana La Humeadora National Park 100
2004 Montaña La Humeadora Parque Nacional 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial 50
Forest 40
Shrubland 10
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research 50
agriculture 50


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Nacional Montaña La Humeadora (Dominican Republic). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-nacional-montaña-la-humeadora-iba-dominican-republic on 22/11/2024.