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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	breeding (2006)	< 50 birds	A1
Costa Rican Swift Chaetura fumosa	LC	breeding (2006)	unknown	A2
White-crested Coquette Lophornis adorabilis	LC	breeding (2006)	unknown	A2
Mangrove Hummingbird Amazilia boucardi	EN	breeding (2006)	100–150 birds	A1, A2
Charming Hummingbird Polyerata decora	LC	breeding (2006)	unknown	A2
Baird's Trogon Trogon bairdii	NT	breeding (2006)	100–300 birds	A1, A2
Fiery-billed Araçari Pteroglossus frantzii	LC	breeding (2006)	unknown	A2
Golden-naped Woodpecker Melanerpes chrysauchen	LC	breeding (2006)	unknown	A2
Black-hooded Antshrike Thamnophilus bridgesi	LC	breeding (2006)	unknown	A2
Orange-collared Manakin Manacus aurantiacus	LC	breeding (2006)	unknown	A2
Three-wattled Bellbird Procnias tricarunculatus	VU	breeding (2006)	30–50 birds	A1, A2
Yellow-billed Cotinga Carpodectes antoniae	NT	breeding (2006)	20 birds	A1, A2
Riverside Wren Cantorchilus semibadius	LC	breeding (2006)	unknown	A2
Spot-crowned Euphonia Euphonia imitans	LC	breeding (2006)	unknown	A2
Ramphocelus costaricensis	NR	breeding (2006)	unknown	A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1978	Carara	Parque Nacional (II)	10
1983	Cerros de Turrubares	Zona Protectora (VI)	5
1988	Finca Hda. La Avellana (privado)	Refugio de Vida Silvestre (IV)	-
1994	Fernando Castro C. (mixto)	Refugio de Vida Silvestre (IV)	3
1994	Punta Leona ( privado)	Refugio de Vida Silvestre (IV)	-
1995	Cacyra (privado)	Refugio de Vida Silvestre (IV)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-	Mangrove

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tárcoles, Carara and La Cangreja (Costa Rica). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tárcoles-carara-and-la-cangreja-iba-costa-rica on 23/12/2024.