Key Biodiversity Areas

Sierra de Agalta (23480)
Honduras, Central America

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1e
Year of last assessment: 2018
National site name: Sierra de Agalta
Central coordinates: Latitude: 15.0093, Longitude: -85.8527
System: terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 681.93409
Protected area coverage (%): 80.46
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. Alliance for Zero Extinction (2018): site confirmed as an AZE site during the AZE project (2015-2018). Taxonomy, nomenclature and Red List category follow the IUCN 2016 Red List.

Habitats


IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Forest100