The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2003 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| 1980 |
Darién
|
Parque Nacional (II) |
3 |
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Artificial/Terrestrial |
major (>10) |
|
| Forest |
major (>10) |
|
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal |
minor (<10) |
|
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| agriculture |
major (>10) |
| not utilised |
major (>10) |
| hunting |
minor (<10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Punta Garachiné-Cerro Sapo (Panama). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/punta-garachiné-cerro-sapo-iba-panama on 13/01/2025.
