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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 (2005)	unknown	A1
White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala	NT	resident (2005)	unknown	A1
Gray-fronted Quail-Dove Geotrygon caniceps	VU	resident (1998)	30 birds	A1, A3
Blue-headed Quail-Dove Starnoenas cyanocephala	EN	resident (2003)	2 birds	A1, A3
Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii	LC	breeding (2006)	unknown	A3
Cuban Nightjar Antrostomus cubanensis	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Antillean Palm Swift Tachornis phoenicobia	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae	NT	resident (1998)	present	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
Bare-legged Owl Margarobyas lawrencii	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Gundlach's Hawk Accipiter gundlachi	EN	resident (2003)	6 birds	A1, A3
Cuban Trogon Priotelus temnurus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Tody Todus multicolor	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Fernandina's Flicker Colaptes fernandinae	EN	resident (2003)	8 birds	A1, A3
Cuban Green Woodpecker Xiphidiopicus percussus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
West Indian Woodpecker Melanerpes superciliaris	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A3
Cuban Pewee Contopus caribaeus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Giant Kingbird Tyrannus cubensis	EN	resident (1982)	present	A1, A3
La Sagra's Flycatcher Myiarchus sagrae	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Vireo Vireo gundlachii	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Martin Progne cryptoleuca	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Solitaire Myadestes elisabeth	NT	resident (2003)	50 birds	A1, A3
Yellow-headed Warbler Teretistris fernandinae	LC	resident (2005)	unknown	A2, A3
Cuban Oriole Icterus melanopsis	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Cuban Blackbird Ptiloxena atroviolacea	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Greater Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A3
Olive-capped Warbler Setophaga pityophila	LC	resident (2003)	100 birds	A2, 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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1984	Sierra del Rosario	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	87
2008	El Salón	Reserva Ecológica (II)	2
2008	El Mulo	Reserva Natural (Ia)	1
2008	Las Peladas	Reserva Natural (Ia)	1
2010	Reserva de Biosfera Sierra del Rosario	Área Protegida de Recursos Manejados (VI)	91

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	100	Pine; Montane broadleaf evergreen; Tropical semi-deciduous
Grassland	10	Second-growth & grazed
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Forestry & agro-industrial plantations; Perennial crops, orchards & groves
Introduced vegetation	-

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sierra del Rosario (Cuba). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sierra-del-rosario-iba-cuba on 22/12/2024.