NI033
San Juan River - La Inmaculada Concepcion de Maria


IBA Justification

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
Great Curassow Crax rubra VU resident (2000–2006) 30 birds A1
Crested Eagle Morphnus guianensis NT resident (2000–2006) < 50 birds A1
Great Green Macaw Ara ambiguus CR resident (2000–2006) 250-999 birds A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1990 Fortaleza la Inmaculada Concepción de María. Monumento Historico (III) 7

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 89 Second-growth & disturbed; Tropical lowland evergreen; Mangrove
Other 7
Shrubland 4 Arid lowland scrub; Second-growth & disturbed scrub

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: San Juan River - La Inmaculada Concepcion de Maria (Nicaragua). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/san-juan-river--la-inmaculada-concepcion-de-maria-iba-nicaragua on 23/12/2024.