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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2008 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
Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus	NT	resident (2007)	unknown	A1
White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala	NT	resident (2007)	unknown	A1
Cuban Nightjar Antrostomus cubanensis	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae	NT	resident (2007)	unknown	A1, A3
Cuban Emerald Riccordia ricordii	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Lizard-cuckoo Coccyzus merlini	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Pygmy-owl Glaucidium siju	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Gundlach's Hawk Accipiter gundlachi	EN	resident (2007)	unknown	A1, A3
Cuban Trogon Priotelus temnurus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Tody Todus multicolor	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Green Woodpecker Xiphidiopicus percussus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
West Indian Woodpecker Melanerpes superciliaris	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Pewee Contopus caribaeus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
La Sagra's Flycatcher Myiarchus sagrae	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A3
Cuban Vireo Vireo gundlachii	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Gnatcatcher Polioptila lembeyei	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2, A3
Oriente Warbler Teretistris fornsi	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2, A3
Cuban Oriole Icterus melanopsis	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Tawny-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius humeralis	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Blackbird Ptiloxena atroviolacea	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Greater Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Western Spindalis Spindalis zena	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Grassquit Phonipara canora	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Bullfinch Melopyrrha nigra	NT	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage (2001–2006)	2,500-9,999 birds	A4iv

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1987	Baconao	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	53
2001	Siboney-Jutisí	Reserva Ecológica (II)	96
2010	Reserva de Biosfera Baconao	Área Protegida de Recursos Manejados (VI)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-
Marine Intertidal	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Siboney - Juticí (Cuba). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/siboney--juticí-iba-cuba on 22/12/2024.