NI026
Prinzapolka/Alamikamba Rivers


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
Great Curassow Crax rubra VU breeding 2000-2003 < 50 individuals A1
Crested Eagle Morphnus guianensis NT resident 2000-2003 < 50 individuals A1
Chestnut-colored Woodpecker Celeus castaneus LC resident 2000-2006 unknown A3
Great Green Macaw Ara ambiguus CR resident 2000-2006 < 50 individuals A1
Streak-crowned Antvireo Dysithamnus striaticeps LC unknown 2000-2006 unknown A2, A3
Tawny-winged Woodcreeper Dendrocincla anabatina LC unknown 2000-2006 unknown A3
White-collared Manakin Manacus candei LC resident 2000-2006 unknown A3
Lovely Cotinga Cotinga amabilis LC unknown 2000-2006 unknown A3
Snowy Cotinga Carpodectes nitidus LC resident 2000-2006 unknown A2, A3
Tawny-chested Flycatcher Aphanotriccus capitalis VU resident 2000-2003 2 individuals A1, A2, A3
Stripe-breasted Wren Cantorchilus thoracicus LC resident 2000-2006 unknown A3
Yellow-crowned Euphonia Euphonia luteicapilla LC resident 2000-2006 unknown A3
White-throated Shrike-tanager Lanio leucothorax NT resident 2000-2006 unknown A3
Crimson-collared Tanager Ramphocelus sanguinolentus LC resident 2000-2006 unknown A3
Ramphocelus passerinii NR resident 2000-2006 unknown A3
Nicaraguan Seed-finch Sporophila nuttingi LC unknown 2000-2006 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
1991 Cayos Miskitos y Franja Costera Inmediata Reserva Biológica 17
1991 Limbaika Reserva Natural 2
1991 Alamikanba Reserva Natural 1

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Flooded tropical evergreen, Second-growth & disturbed, Tropical lowland evergreen, Mangrove 55
Wetlands (inland) Bogs, Freshwater marshes & swamps, Riverine floodplains, Rivers 44
Other 1
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research major (>10)
agriculture minor (<10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Prinzapolka/Alamikamba Rivers (Nicaragua). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/prinzapolka-alamikamba-rivers-iba-nicaragua on 23/11/2024.