HT005
Trou Caïman


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2008 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
Hispaniolan Mango Anthracothorax dominicus LC resident (2005) present A2
Vervain Hummingbird Mellisuga minima LC resident (2005) present A2
American Coot Fulica americana LC resident (2005) present A1
Broad-billed Tody Todus subulatus LC resident (2005) present A2
Hispaniolan Woodpecker Melanerpes striatus LC resident (2005) present A2
Hispaniolan Amazon Amazona ventralis VU resident (2005) present A1, A2
Hispaniolan Parakeet Psittacara chloropterus VU resident (2005) present A1, A2
Stolid Flycatcher Myiarchus stolidus LC resident (2005) present A2
White-necked Crow Corvus leucognaphalus VU resident (2005) present A1, A2
Palm Crow Corvus palmarum LC resident (2005) present A1, A2
Palmchat Dulus dominicus LC resident (2005) present A2

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) major (>10)
Forest minor (<10) Mangrove

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture major (>10)
hunting -
energy production and mining -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Trou Caïman (Haiti). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/trou-caïman-iba-haiti on 23/12/2024.