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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2008 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
White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala	NT	resident (2006)	unknown	A1
Key West Quail-Dove Geotrygon chrysia	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Gray-fronted Quail-Dove Geotrygon caniceps	VU	resident (2006)	unknown	A1, A3
Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii	LC	breeding (2006)	unknown	A3
Cuban Nightjar Antrostomus cubanensis	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae	NT	resident (2007)	unknown	A1, A3
Cuban Emerald Riccordia ricordii	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Lizard-cuckoo Coccyzus merlini	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Pygmy-owl Glaucidium siju	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Bare-legged Owl Margarobyas lawrencii	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Gundlach's Hawk Accipiter gundlachi	EN	resident (2006)	unknown	A1, A3
Cuban Trogon Priotelus temnurus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Tody Todus multicolor	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Green Woodpecker Xiphidiopicus percussus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
West Indian Woodpecker Melanerpes superciliaris	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A3
Cuban Amazon Amazona leucocephala	NT	resident (2006)	unknown	A1, A3
Cuban Parakeet Psittacara euops	VU	resident (2006)	unknown	A1, A3
Cuban Pewee Contopus caribaeus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Giant Kingbird Tyrannus cubensis	EN	resident (2006)	unknown	A1, A3
La Sagra's Flycatcher Myiarchus sagrae	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Vireo Vireo gundlachii	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Crow Corvus nasicus	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A3
Cuban Martin Progne cryptoleuca	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Gnatcatcher Polioptila lembeyei	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2, A3
Cuban Solitaire Myadestes elisabeth	NT	resident (2006)	unknown	A1, A3
Oriente Warbler Teretistris fornsi	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2, A3
Cuban Oriole Icterus melanopsis	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Blackbird Ptiloxena atroviolacea	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Greater Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Olive-capped Warbler Setophaga pityophila	LC	winter (2006)	unknown	A2, A3
Western Spindalis Spindalis zena	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Painted Bunting Passerina ciris	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A1
Cuban Grassquit Phonipara canora	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Bullfinch Melopyrrha nigra	NT	resident (2007)	unknown	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2001	Pico Cristal	Parque Nacional (II)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards & groves; Forestry & agro-industrial plantations; Abandoned & fallow farmland, disturbed ground
Forest	-	Pine; Gallery & riparian
Introduced vegetation	-
Shrubland	-	Second-growth & disturbed scrub
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers; Streams

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pico Cristal (Cuba). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pico-cristal-iba-cuba on 22/12/2024.