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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
Plain Chachalaca Ortalis vetula	LC	resident	1990-2007	20,000-49,999 individuals	A3
Great Curassow Crax rubra	VU	resident	1990-2007	1,000-2,499 individuals	A1
Black-throated Bobwhite Colinus nigrogularis	LC	resident	1990-2007	1,000-2,499 individuals	A3
Ocellated Turkey Meleagris ocellata	NT	resident	1990-2007	10,000-19,999 individuals	A1, A3
Yucatan Poorwill Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus	LC	resident	1990-2007	250-999 individuals	A3
Yucatan Nightjar Antrostomus badius	LC	resident	1990-2007	250-999 individuals	A3
Wedge-tailed Sabrewing Pampa curvipennis	LC	resident	1990-2007	1,000-2,499 individuals	A3
Chestnut-colored Woodpecker Celeus castaneus	LC	resident	1990-2007	2,500-9,999 individuals	A3
Yucatan Woodpecker Melanerpes pygmaeus	LC	resident	1990-2007	present	A3
Tawny-winged Woodcreeper Dendrocincla anabatina	LC	resident	1990-2007	20,000-49,999 individuals	A3
White-collared Manakin Manacus candei	LC	resident	1990-2007	2,500-9,999 individuals	A3
Lovely Cotinga Cotinga amabilis	LC	resident	1990-2007	< 50 individuals	A3
Yellow-bellied Tyrannulet Ornithion semiflavum	LC	resident	1990-2007	2,500-9,999 individuals	A3
Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi	NT	passage	1990-2007	50-249 individuals	A1
Couch's Kingbird Tyrannus couchii	LC	resident	1990-2007	1,000-2,499 individuals	A3
Yucatan Flycatcher Myiarchus yucatanensis	LC	resident	1990-2007	1,000-2,499 individuals	A3
Yucatan Vireo Vireo magister	LC	resident	1990-2007	unknown	A2, A3
Yucatan Jay Cyanocorax yucatanicus	LC	resident	1990-2007	50-249 individuals	A3
Olive-backed Euphonia Euphonia gouldi	LC	resident	1990-2007	10,000-19,999 individuals	A3
Green-backed Sparrow Arremonops chloronotus	LC	resident	1990-2007	20,000-49,999 individuals	A3
Montezuma Oropendola Psarocolius montezuma	LC	resident	1990-2007	50,000-99,999 individuals	A3
Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea	NT	passage	1990-2007	< 50 individuals	A1
Grey-throated Chat Granatellus sallaei	LC	resident	1990-2007	250-999 individuals	A3
Rose-throated Tanager Piranga roseogularis	LC	resident	1990-2007	1,000-2,499 individuals	A3
Black-faced Grosbeak Caryothraustes poliogaster	LC	resident	1990-2007	1,000-2,499 individuals	A3
Black-throated Shrike-tanager Lanio aurantius	LC	resident	1990-2007	2,500-9,999 individuals	A3
Crimson-collared Tanager Ramphocelus sanguinolentus	LC	resident	1990-2007	unknown	A3

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
1988	Rio Bravo Conservation & Management Area	Private Reserve	57
1988	Gallon Jug Estate	Private Reserve	31
1994	Aguas Turbias	National Park	2
2002	Spanish Creek	Wildlife Sanctuary	1
2011	Labouring Creek Jaguar Corridor	Labouring Creek Jaguar Corridor Wildlife Sanctuary	1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Mangrove	96
Savanna		2
Wetlands (inland)		2
Artificial/Terrestrial		minor (<10)
Marine Neritic		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rio Bravo CMA Gallon Jug Estate (Belize). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rio-bravo-cma-gallon-jug-estate-iba-belize on 22/11/2024.