Key Biodiversity Areas

Guanacaste lowlands (20402)
Costa Rica, Central America

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1d
Year of last assessment: 2007
National site name: Tierras bajas de Guanacaste
Central coordinates: Latitude: 10.8735, Longitude: -85.7693
System: marine, terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 1491.93205
Protected area coverage (%): 74.34
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes

Site details


Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for at least one criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs.

Habitats


IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Forest100