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Site description (2003 baseline)
This site includes the area from Punta Garachiné at the southwest end of the Gulf of San Miguel to the boundary of Darién National Park at Cerro Sapo and the Jesús River. On its eastern side the boundary follows the 100 m contour above the valleys of the San Antonio and Sambu Rivers, extending westward to the coast, and the site also includes the forest on Punta Garachiné. The highest point is Cerro Sapo (1,145 m). The site is adjacent to the Ensenada de Garachiné Wetlands.

Key biodiversity
The globally near-threatened Russet-crowned Quail-Dove and Rufous-cheeked Hummingbird are found, as well as several nationally threatened species, including the endemic Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker, Yellow-green Tyrannulet and Pirre Bush Tanager. Endemics of both the Darién Lowlands and Darién Highland EBAs occur in the area. Cerro Sapo has been visited by two ornithological expeditions, in 1925 and 1941, but is difficult of access and otherwise poorly known.

Non-bird biodiversity: The fauna is poorly known. Many of the species recorded for Darién National Park probably occur. The toad Atelopus certus occurs.

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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.