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Talamanca Highlands


IBA Justification

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
Black Guan Chamaepetes unicolor LC breeding 2006 2,500-5,000 individuals A1, A2, A3
Black-breasted Wood-quail Odontophorus leucolaemus LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
Buff-fronted Quail-Dove Zentrygon costaricensis LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
Chiriquí Quail-Dove Zentrygon chiriquensis LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
Dusky Nightjar Antrostomus saturatus LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
Fiery-throated Hummingbird Panterpe insignis LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
White-bellied Mountain-gem Lampornis hemileucus LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
Purple-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis calolaemus LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
Grey-tailed Mountain-gem Lampornis cinereicauda LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
Magenta-throated Woodstar Philodice bryantae LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
Volcano Hummingbird Selasphorus flammula LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
Scintillant Hummingbird Selasphorus scintilla LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
Coppery-headed Emerald Microchera cupreiceps LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
Black-bellied Hummingbird Eupherusa nigriventris LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
Bare-shanked Screech-owl Megascops clarkii LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno NT breeding 2006 2,000-3,000 individuals A1
Collared Trogon Trogon collaris LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
Prong-billed Barbet Semnornis frantzii LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
Red-fronted Parrotlet Touit costaricensis NT breeding 2006 1,000-1,500 individuals A1, A2, A3
Sulphur-winged Parakeet Pyrrhura hoffmanni LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
Silvery-fronted Tapaculo Scytalopus argentifrons LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
Streak-breasted Treehunter Thripadectes rufobrunneus LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
Ruddy Treerunner Margarornis rubiginosus LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
Black-capped Flycatcher Empidonax atriceps LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
Dark Pewee Contopus lugubris LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
Ochraceous Pewee Contopus ochraceus LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
Golden-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes hemichrysus LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
Yellow-winged Vireo Vireo carmioli LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
Silvery-throated Jay Cyanolyca argentigula LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
Ochraceous Wren Troglodytes ochraceus LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
Timberline Wren Thryorchilus browni LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
Black-faced Solitaire Myadestes melanops LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
Black-billed Nightingale-thrush Catharus gracilirostris LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
Sooty Thrush Turdus nigrescens LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher Phainoptila melanoxantha LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher Ptiliogonys caudatus LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
Golden-browed Chlorophonia Chlorophonia callophrys LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
Sooty-capped Chlorospingus Chlorospingus pileatus LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
Yellow-thighed Brushfinch Pselliophorus tibialis LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
Large-footed Finch Pezopetes capitalis LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
Volcano Junco Junco vulcani LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
Wrenthrush Zeledonia coronata LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
Flame-throated Warbler Oreothlypis gutturalis LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
Black-cheeked Warbler Basileuterus melanogenys LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
Collared Whitestart Myioborus torquatus LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
Black-thighed Grosbeak Pheucticus tibialis LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
Spangle-cheeked Tanager Tangara dowii LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
Peg-billed Finch Acanthidops bairdi LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3
Slaty Flowerpiercer Diglossa plumbea LC breeding 2006 unknown A2, A3

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1964 Río Macho Reserva Forestal -
1975 Chirripó Parque Nacional -
1975 Los Santos Reserva Forestal -
1976 Caraigres Zona Protectora -
1981 Las Tablas Zona Protectora -
1982 Internacional La Amistad Parque Nacional -
1982 Barbilla Parque Nacional -
1983 Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 32
1984 Río Navarro-Río Sombrero Zona Protectora -
1986 Cuenca del Río Tuis Zona Protectora -
1990 Cuenca del Río Banano Zona Protectora -
1993 La Marta (privado) Refugio de Vida Silvestre -
1994 Cerro Las Vueltas Reserva Biológica -
1997 Quebrada Rosario Zona Protectora -
1997 Joseph Steve Friedman (privado) Refugio de Vida Silvestre -
2003 Turberas de Talamanca Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 44
2006 Los Quetzales Parque Nacional -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Talamanca Highlands (Costa Rica). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/talamanca-highlands-iba-costa-rica on 22/11/2024.