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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
West Indian Whistling-duck Dendrocygna arborea	NT	resident	2006	30 individuals	A1
Puerto Rican Nightjar Antrostomus noctitherus	VU	resident	2003-2005	12-16 individuals	A1, A2
Green Mango Anthracothorax viridis	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Puerto Rican Mango Anthracothorax aurulentus	LC	resident	2006	12 individuals	A2
Puerto Rican Emerald Riccordia maugaeus	LC	resident	2006	4 individuals	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 individuals	A2
Puerto Rican Woodpecker Melanerpes portoricensis	LC	resident	2006	22 individuals	A2
Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica	LC	resident	2007	unknown	A2
Lesser Antillean Pewee Contopus latirostris	LC	resident	2006	9 individuals	A2
Puerto Rican Flycatcher Myiarchus antillarum	LC	resident	2006	43 individuals	A2
Puerto Rican Vireo Vireo latimeri	LC	resident	2006	50 individuals	A2
Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus	LC	resident	2006	2 individuals	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 individuals	A2
Puerto Rican Bullfinch Melopyrrha portoricensis	VU	resident	2006	68 individuals	A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1989	Laguna Cartagena	National Wildlife Refuge	5
1989	Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre de Laguna Cartagena	National Wildlife Refuge	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland		42
Forest		29
Shrubland		27
Introduced vegetation		-
Wetlands (inland)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 22/11/2024.