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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
Least Poorwill Siphonorhis brewsteri	NT	resident (2006)	unknown	A1, A2
Hispaniolan Mango Anthracothorax dominicus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Vervain Hummingbird Mellisuga minima	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Hispaniolan Emerald Riccordia swainsonii	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Ashy-faced Owl Tyto glaucops	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Hispaniolan Trogon Temnotrogon roseigaster	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A1, A2
Narrow-billed Tody Todus angustirostris	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Broad-billed Tody Todus subulatus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Antillean Piculet Nesoctites micromegas	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Hispaniolan Woodpecker Melanerpes striatus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Hispaniolan Amazon Amazona ventralis	VU	resident (2006)	30 birds	A1, A2
Hispaniolan Elaenia Elaenia cherriei	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Hispaniolan Pewee Contopus hispaniolensis	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Stolid Flycatcher Myiarchus stolidus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Flat-billed Vireo Vireo nanus	LC	resident (2006)	unknown	A2
Palm Crow Corvus palmarum	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A1, A2
Rufous-throated Solitaire Myadestes genibarbis	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Bicknell's Thrush Catharus bicknelli	VU	winter (2006)	30 birds	A1
Palmchat Dulus dominicus	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Hispaniolan Euphonia Euphonia musica	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Black-crowned Palm-tanager Phaenicophilus palmarum	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
White-winged Warbler Xenoligea montana	VU	resident (2007)	unknown	A1, A2
Green-tailed Warbler Microligea palustris	LC	resident (2007)	unknown	A2
Eastern Chat-tanager Calyptophilus frugivorus	NT	resident (2006)	30 birds	A1, A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1996	Sierra de Martin Garcia	National Park (-)	100
2004	Sierra Martín García	Parque Nacional (II)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	70
Shrubland	20
Artificial/Terrestrial	10

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	90
agriculture	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sierra Martin Garcia National Park (Dominican Republic). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sierra-martin-garcia-national-park-iba-dominican-republic on 23/12/2024.