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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
Great Curassow Crax rubra	VU	resident	2000-2006	< 50 individuals	A1
Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja	VU	resident	2000-2006	< 50 individuals	A1
Great Green Macaw Ara ambiguus	CR	resident	2000-2006	< 50 individuals	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Punta Gorda	Reserva Natural	100
1992	Cerro Silva	Reserva Natural	2
1999	Sureste de Nicaragua	Reserva de la Biosfera	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Montane broadleaf evergreen	100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Punta Gorda (Nicaragua). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/punta-gorda-iba-nicaragua on 22/11/2024.