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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
White-bellied Chachalaca Ortalis leucogastra	LC	resident	-	unknown	A3
White-faced Quail-Dove Zentrygon albifacies	LC	unknown	-	unknown	A3
Green-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis viridipallens	LC	resident	-	unknown	A2, A3
Wine-throated Hummingbird Selasphorus ellioti	LC	resident	-	unknown	A2, A3
Rufous Sabrewing Pampa rufa	LC	resident	-	unknown	A2, A3
Emerald-chinned Hummingbird Abeillia abeillei	LC	unknown	-	unknown	A3
Lesser Ground-cuckoo Morococcyx erythropygus	LC	resident	-	unknown	A3
Pacific Screech-owl Megascops cooperi	LC	resident	-	unknown	A3
Orange-fronted Parakeet Eupsittula canicularis	VU	resident	-	unknown	A3
Long-tailed Manakin Chiroxiphia linearis	LC	resident	-	unknown	A3
White-throated Magpie-jay Cyanocorax formosus	LC	resident	-	unknown	A3
Bushy-crested Jay Cyanocorax melanocyaneus	LC	resident	-	unknown	A2, A3
Rufous-browed Wren Troglodytes rufociliatus	LC	resident	-	unknown	A2, A3
Blue-and-white Mockingbird Melanotis hypoleucus	LC	resident	-	unknown	A2, A3
Brown-backed Solitaire Myadestes occidentalis	LC	unknown	-	unknown	A3
Black Thrush Turdus infuscatus	LC	resident	-	unknown	A3
Rufous-collared Thrush Turdus rufitorques	LC	resident	-	unknown	A2, A3
Grey-crowned Ground-sparrow Melozone occipitalis	LC	resident	-	unknown	A2
Bar-winged Oriole Icterus maculialatus	LC	resident	-	unknown	A2, A3
Crescent-chested Warbler Oreothlypis superciliosa	LC	unknown	-	unknown	A3
Red-faced Warbler Cardellina rubrifrons	LC	unknown	-	unknown	A3
Cinnamon-bellied Flowerpiercer Diglossa baritula	LC	resident	-	unknown	A3

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2007	Apaneca-Llamatepec	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	87
2007	San Blas o Las Brumas	Parque Nacional	2
2008	Lava de Izalco	Parque Nacional	10
2008	Auxiliadora-San Isidro	Area Natural Protegida	2
2008	San Isidro	Area Natural Protegida	2
2008	La Auxiliadora	Area Natural Protegida	1
2008	San Jose Miramar	Parque Nacional	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Forestry & agro-industrial plantations, Perennial crops, orchards & groves, Other urban & industrial areas	72
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		12
Forest	Tropical lowland evergreen, Tropical semi-deciduous	11
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater marshes & swamps	3
Grassland		1
Shrubland	Scrub	1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: The Volcans and San Marcelino (El Salvador). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/the-volcans-and-san-marcelino-iba-el-salvador on 23/11/2024.