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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Green Mango Anthracothorax viridis	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Mango Anthracothorax aurulentus	LC	resident (2004)	unknown	A2
Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Emerald Riccordia maugaeus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Least Tern Sternula antillarum	LC	breeding (2004–2006)	81–89 birds	B4i
Puerto Rican Tody Todus mexicanus	LC	resident (2004)	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Woodpecker Melanerpes portoricensis	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Lesser Antillean Pewee Contopus latirostris	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Flycatcher Myiarchus antillarum	LC	resident (2004)	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Vireo Vireo latimeri	LC	resident (2004)	unknown	A2
Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Euphonia Euphonia sclateri	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Adelaide's Warbler Setophaga adelaidae	LC	resident (2004)	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Spindalis Spindalis portoricensis	LC	resident (2004)	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Bullfinch Melopyrrha portoricensis	VU	resident (2004)	unknown	A2

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-	Mangrove
Introduced vegetation	-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-
Marine Neritic	-
Shrubland	-

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Salinas de Punta Cucharas (Puerto Rico (to USA)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/salinas-de-punta-cucharas-iba-puerto-rico-(to-usa) on 23/12/2024.