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Valle de Agalta


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Honduran Emerald Amazilia luciae VU resident (2016) 50–250 birds A1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial major (>10) Abandoned & fallow farmland, disturbed ground; Arable land; Improved pasture land


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Valle de Agalta (Honduras). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/valle-de-agalta-iba-honduras on 26/12/2024.