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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Black Guan Chamaepetes unicolor	LC	breeding	2006	50-249 individuals	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 breeding 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 individuals	A1, A2
Turquoise Cotinga Cotinga ridgwayi	VU	breeding	2006	50-249 individuals	A1, A2
Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi	NT	winter	2006	50-249 individuals	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 individuals	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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2003) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2000	Reserva de la Biósfera de La Amistad	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	3

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		major (>10)
Forest		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 22/11/2024.