San Diego and La Barra (20891)
El Salvador, Central America
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2007
National site name: San Diego y La Barra
Central coordinates: Latitude: 14.2667, Longitude: -89.5167
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 400 to 760
Area of KBA (km2): 83.0379
Protected area coverage (%): 98.19
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: El IBA incluye 8,300 ha que comprenden el lago de Güija (3,377 ha), humedales, matorrales espinosos y bosques secos sobre lavas del Volcán de San Diego. El área es fronteriza con Guatemala, donde también hay hábitats naturales.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance because it meets one or more previously established criteria and thresholds for identifying sites of biodiversity importance (including Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites, and Key Biodiversity Areas)
Additional biodiversity: Un bosque aluvial peqeño (11 ha) contiene una colonia amplia (2500 nidos) de al menos 5 especies de aves acuáticas y el lago contiene la más grande colonia de anidación (17 nidos) de 'Snail Kite' (Rostrhamus sociabilis) registrada en El Salvador hasta la fecha.
Delineation rationale: Determinado por SIG de SalvaNATURA, Junio 2007.
Habitats
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Wetlands(Inland) | 40 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 27 | |
| Grassland | 6 | |
| Forest | 25 |
Threats
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Threat level 3 | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biological resource use | Hunting & collecting terrestrial animals | Intentional use (species being assessed is the target) | Ongoing |
| Pollution | Agricultural & forestry effluents | Type Unknown/Unrecorded | Ongoing |
| Agriculture & aquaculture | Marine & freshwater aquaculture | Subsistence/artisinal aquaculture | Ongoing |
| Agriculture & aquaculture | Annual & perennial non-timber crops | Agro-industry farming | Ongoing |
| Human intrusions & disturbance | Work & other activities | Ongoing | |
| Energy production & mining | Mining & quarrying | Ongoing |
Additional information
References: PENDIENTES articulo de Pato Poc// Tesis de GG y JR. Mesoamericana.//Komar, O. & Rodríguez, W. 1995. Evaluación preliminar del hábitat y las aves del área natural San Diego y La Barra, El Salvador. In Avian diversity at El Imposible National Park and San Marcelino Wildlife Refuge, El Salvador. O. Komar & N. Herrera, eds. pp. 69-76. Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, New York.//Herrera, N. et al. 2003. Conteo de Anatidos en Humedales de El Salvador, temporada 2002-2003. MARN-AECI.//Henríquez, V. & Vaquerano, R. 2008. Sphaerodactylus glaucus (Cope, 1865) (Sauria, Gekkonidae), nuevo registro para la herpetofauna de El Salvador. Acta Zoológica Mexicana (n.s.) 24: 237-238.//Greenbaum, E., Herrera, N., Ibarra Portillo, R., Komar, O., & Rivera, R. 2002. Geographic Distribution. Mesoscincus managuae. Herpetological Review 33: 322.// SalvaNATURA. 2007. Base de datos de Flora y Fauna (Aves). SalvaNATURA. San Salvador, El Salvador.//Herrera, N. 2005. First record of Spotted Rail Pardirallus maculatus in Guatemala. Cotinga. 24: 108.//Herrera, N. & Ibarra Portillo, R. 2005. Aves acuáticas del lago de Güija, El Salvador y Guatemala. Pato-Poc 2: 2-8.
Contributors: Luis Pineda y Néstor Herrera compartieron datos no publicados.