SV012
San Vicente Volcano


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
White-bellied Chachalaca Ortalis leucogastra LC resident (-) unknown A3
Green-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis viridipallens LC resident (-) unknown A2
Rufous Sabrewing Pampa rufa LC resident (-) unknown A2
Lesser Ground-cuckoo Morococcyx erythropygus LC resident (-) unknown A3
Orange-fronted Parakeet Eupsittula canicularis VU resident (-) unknown A3
Long-tailed Manakin Chiroxiphia linearis LC resident (-) unknown A3
White-throated Magpie-jay Cyanocorax formosus LC resident (-) unknown A3
Bushy-crested Jay Cyanocorax melanocyaneus LC resident (-) unknown A2
Rufous-browed Wren Troglodytes rufociliatus LC resident (-) unknown A2
Blue-and-white Mockingbird Melanotis hypoleucus LC resident (-) unknown A2
Grey-crowned Ground-sparrow Melozone occipitalis LC resident (-) unknown A2
Bar-winged Oriole Icterus maculialatus LC resident (-) unknown A2

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial 77 Perennial crops, orchards & groves
Grassland 14
Forest 7 Tropical lowland evergreen
Other 2


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: San Vicente Volcano (El Salvador). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/san-vicente-volcano-iba-el-salvador on 23/12/2024.