Sites - Important Bird Areas (IBAs)

Ornithological information This 201,200 ha area has 444 recorded species of which 305 are residents, 277 are known or thought to breed in the area, 166 are species not known to nest in the area and 139 that are considered migrants. These include species that meet the A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4ii and A4iii trigger criteria.

Site description This is one of largest protected tract of land in Belize. The IBA is located in the northwestern part of Belize and is comprised of the Aguas Turbias National Park, Rio Bravo Conservation Management Area and the Gallon Jug Estate. The latter two sites are privately owned.

Populations of IBA trigger species

Protected areas

Protected area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Aguas Turbias	National Park	3,541	protected area contained by site	3,545
Gallon Jug Estate	Private Reserve	55,000	protected area contained by site	55,000
Rio Bravo Conservation and Management Area	Private Reserve	104,897	protected area contained by site	99,483
Spanish Creek	Wildlife Sanctuary	2,429	protected area contained by site	2,422

Habitats

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Rio Bravo CMA Gallon Jug Estate. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 19/06/2013

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