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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 Lizard-cuckoo Coccyzus longirostris	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Ashy-faced Owl Tyto glaucops	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Narrow-billed Tody Todus angustirostris	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Hispaniolan Woodpecker Melanerpes striatus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Hispaniolan Amazon Amazona ventralis	VU	resident	2007	unknown	A1, A2
Hispaniolan Pewee Contopus hispaniolensis	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Stolid Flycatcher Myiarchus stolidus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Flat-billed Vireo Vireo nanus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus	LC	breeding	2006	unknown	A2
Palmchat Dulus dominicus	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Black-crowned Palm-tanager Phaenicophilus palmarum	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.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland		75
Artificial/Terrestrial		15
Forest	Mangrove	10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	90
agriculture	10
nature conservation and research	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Punta Cana (Dominican Republic). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/punta-cana-iba-dominican-republic on 22/11/2024.