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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
Great Curassow Crax rubra	VU	resident (2000–2006)	< 50 birds	A1
Great Green Macaw Ara ambiguus	CR	resident (2000–2006)	< 50 birds	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1999	Cerro Silva	National Resource/s Reserve (-)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	98	Montane broadleaf evergreen; Second-growth & disturbed; Mangrove
Other	1
Wetlands (inland)	1	Freshwater marshes & swamps

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Silva Hill (Nicaragua). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/silva-hill-iba-nicaragua on 19/12/2024.