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Wetlands of Northern Lake Managua


IBA Justification

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
Nicaraguan Grackle Quiscalus nicaraguensis LC breeding 2000-2006 unknown A2

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


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Flooded tropical evergreen, Gallery & riparian, Second-growth & disturbed, Tropical deciduous 54
Wetlands (inland) Freshwater marshes & swamps, Riverine floodplains, Water-fringe vegetation, Freshwater lakes & pools 23
Shrubland Riparian scrub & thickets, Scrub, Second-growth & disturbed scrub 15
Artificial/Terrestrial Abandoned & fallow farmland, disturbed ground, Arable land, Improved pasture land, Perennial crops, orchards & groves 8
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture major (>10)
fisheries/aquaculture major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland major (>10)
nature conservation and research minor (<10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wetlands of Northern Lake Managua (Nicaragua). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wetlands-of-northern-lake-managua-iba-nicaragua on 23/11/2024.