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The site was identified as important in 2022 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
Honduran Emerald Amazilia luciae	VU	resident	2012-2017	100-1,000 adults	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2022) may differ.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards & groves, Improved pasture land, Abandoned & fallow farmland, disturbed ground	50
Shrubland	Scrub, Riparian scrub & thickets, Arid lowland scrub	50

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tencoa (Honduras). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tencoa-iba-honduras on 23/11/2024.