PA049
Punta Patiño Nature Reserve and Wetlands


IBA Justification

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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Great Curassow Crax rubra VU breeding (2006) 250-999 birds A1
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus VU winter (1988–1993) 1,500 birds A4i

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 19 Mangrove; Tropical semi-deciduous
Artificial/Terrestrial major (>10)
Marine Intertidal major (>10)
Marine Neritic major (>10)

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research major (>10)
tourism/recreation major (>10)
fisheries/aquaculture minor (<10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Punta Patiño Nature Reserve and Wetlands (Panama). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/punta-patiño-nature-reserve-and-wetlands-iba-panama on 23/12/2024.