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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
West Indian Whistling-duck Dendrocygna arborea	NT	resident (2006)	30 birds	A1
Puerto Rican Nightjar Antrostomus noctitherus	VU	resident (2003–2005)	12–16 birds	A1, A2
Green Mango Anthracothorax viridis	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Mango Anthracothorax aurulentus	LC	resident (2006)	12 birds	A2
Puerto Rican Emerald Riccordia maugaeus	LC	resident (2006)	4 birds	A2
Puerto Rican Lizard-cuckoo Coccyzus vieilloti	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Owl Gymnasio nudipes	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Tody Todus mexicanus	LC	resident (2006)	62 birds	A2
Puerto Rican Woodpecker Melanerpes portoricensis	LC	resident (2006)	22 birds	A2
Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Lesser Antillean Pewee Contopus latirostris	LC	resident (2006)	9 birds	A2
Puerto Rican Flycatcher Myiarchus antillarum	LC	resident (2006)	43 birds	A2
Puerto Rican Vireo Vireo latimeri	LC	resident (2006)	50 birds	A2
Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus	LC	resident (2006)	2 birds	A2
Puerto Rican Euphonia Euphonia sclateri	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Yellow-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius xanthomus	EN	passage (2006)	unknown	A1, A2
Adelaide's Warbler Setophaga adelaidae	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Spindalis Spindalis portoricensis	LC	resident (2006)	7 birds	A2
Puerto Rican Bullfinch Melopyrrha portoricensis	VU	resident (2006)	68 birds	A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1989	Laguna Cartagena	National Wildlife Refuge (IV)	5
1989	Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre de Laguna Cartagena	National Wildlife Refuge (-)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	42
Forest	29
Shrubland	27
Introduced vegetation	-
Wetlands (inland)	-

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
agriculture	minor (<10)
nature conservation and research	minor (<10)
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sierra Bermeja and Laguna Cartagena (Puerto Rico (to USA)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sierra-bermeja-and-laguna-cartagena-iba-puerto-rico-(to-usa) on 23/12/2024.