Key Biodiversity Areas

Tisma Lagoon (20432)
Nicaragua, Central America

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesDendrocygna autumnalisBlack-bellied Whistling-duckLC2007D1alink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesCalocitta formosaWhite-throated Magpie-jayLC2007link-icon
AvesMorococcyx erythropygusLesser Ground-cuckooLC2007link-icon
AvesMelanerpes hoffmanniiHoffmann's WoodpeckerLC2007link-icon
AvesQuiscalus nicaraguensisNicaraguan GrackleLC2007link-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Tisma Lagoon. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 19, 2025.