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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
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 individuals	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

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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Mangrove	-
Introduced vegetation		-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Marine Neritic		-
Shrubland		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.