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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2003 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
Black Guan Chamaepetes unicolor	LC	breeding (2006)	50-249 birds	A1, A2, A3
Black-breasted Wood-quail Odontophorus leucolaemus	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2, A3
Chiriquí Quail-Dove Zentrygon chiriquensis	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2, A3
White-crested Coquette Lophornis adorabilis	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Magenta-throated Woodstar Philodice bryantae	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2, A3
Scintillant Hummingbird Selasphorus scintilla	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2, A3
White-tailed Emerald Microchera chionura	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2, A3
Charming Hummingbird Polyerata decora	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Collared Trogon Trogon collaris	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2, A3
Fiery-billed Araçari Pteroglossus frantzii	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Golden-naped Woodpecker Melanerpes chrysauchen	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Red-fronted Parrotlet Touit costaricensis	NT	breeding (2006)	10 pairs	A1, A2, A3
Sulphur-winged Parakeet Pyrrhura hoffmanni	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2, A3
Streak-breasted Treehunter Thripadectes rufobrunneus	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2, A3
Ruddy Treerunner Margarornis rubiginosus	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2, A3
Three-wattled Bellbird Procnias tricarunculatus	VU	breeding (2006)	50-249 birds	A1, A2
Turquoise Cotinga Cotinga ridgwayi	VU	breeding (2006)	50-249 birds	A1, A2
Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi	NT	winter (2006)	50-249 birds	A1
Dark Pewee Contopus lugubris	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2, A3
Riverside Wren Cantorchilus semibadius	LC	unknown (2006)	unknown	A2
Black-faced Solitaire Myadestes melanops	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2, A3
Black-billed Nightingale-thrush Catharus gracilirostris	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2, A3
Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher Phainoptila melanoxantha	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2, A3
Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher Ptiliogonys caudatus	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2, A3
Golden-browed Chlorophonia Chlorophonia callophrys	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2, A3
Spot-crowned Euphonia Euphonia imitans	LC	unknown (2006)	unknown	A2
Yellow-thighed Brushfinch Pselliophorus tibialis	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2, A3
Large-footed Finch Pezopetes capitalis	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2, A3
Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera	NT	winter (2006)	1,000-2,499 birds	A1
Black-cheeked Warbler Basileuterus melanogenys	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2, A3
Collared Whitestart Myioborus torquatus	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2, A3
Black-thighed Grosbeak Pheucticus tibialis	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2, A3
Spangle-cheeked Tanager Tangara dowii	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2, A3
Ramphocelus costaricensis	NR	resident (2006)	unknown	A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2000	Reserva de la Biósfera de La Amistad	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	3

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	major (>10)
Forest	major (>10)

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Santa Clara (Panama). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/santa-clara-iba-panama on 23/12/2024.