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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2008

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Chestnut Wood-quail Odontophorus hyperythrus	LC	resident	2007-2008	50-249 individuals	A1, A2, A3
Tourmaline Sunangel Heliangelus exortis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Rainbow-bearded Thornbill Chalcostigma herrani	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Buffy Helmetcrest Oxypogon stuebelii	VU	resident	-	present	A2, A3
Viridian Metaltail Metallura williami	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Glowing Puffleg Eriocnemis vestita	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Golden-breasted Puffleg Eriocnemis mosquera	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Buff-winged Starfrontlet Coeligena lutetiae	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Buff-tailed Coronet Boissonneaua flavescens	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Noble Snipe Gallinago nobilis	NT	resident	2003	present	A3
Crimson-rumped Toucanet Aulacorhynchus haematopygus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-billed Mountain-toucan Andigena nigrirostris	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Rusty-faced Parrot Hapalopsittaca amazonina	VU	resident	2007-2008	< 50 individuals	A1, A2, A3
Bronze-winged Parrot Pionus chalcopterus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Golden-plumed Parakeet Leptosittaca branickii	LC	resident	2007-2008	50-249 individuals	A1
Chestnut-naped Antpitta Grallaria nuchalis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Brown-banded Antpitta Grallaria milleri	VU	resident	2007-2008	50-249 individuals	A1, A2, A3
Brown-rumped Tapaculo Scytalopus latebricola	NT	resident	2003	present	A3
Pale-bellied Tapaculo Scytalopus griseicollis	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Paramo Tapaculo Scytalopus opacus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Stout-billed Cinclodes Cinclodes excelsior	LC	resident	-	present	A2, A3
Flammulated Treehunter Thripadectes flammulatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Dusky Piha Lipaugus fuscocinereus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Rufous-breasted Flycatcher Leptopogon rufipectus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Yellow-bellied Chat-tyrant Silvicultrix diadema	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Black-billed Peppershrike Cyclarhis nigrirostris	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Rufous-naped Greenlet Pachysylvia semibrunnea	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Quindio Jay Cyanolyca quindiuna	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Rufous Wren Cinnycerthia unirufa	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Andean Siskin Spinus spinescens	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Pale-naped Brush-finch Atlapetes pallidinucha	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Golden-fronted Whitestart Myioborus chrysops	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-winged Saltator Saltator atripennis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-headed Hemispingus Pseudospingus verticalis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Stolzmann's Tanager Urothraupis stolzmanni	LC	resident	-	present	A2, A3
Glossy Flowerpiercer Diglossa lafresnayii	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black Flowerpiercer Diglossa humeralis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-chested Mountain-tanager Cnemathraupis eximia	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-capped Tanager Tangara heinei	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Scrub Tanager Tangara vitriolina	LC	resident	2003	present	A3

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Rio Blanco y Quebrada Olivares	Reservas Forestales Protectoras Nacionales	4,900	protected area overlaps with site	0
Reserva de Río Blanco	Protection Forest Reserve	4,343	protected area contains site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Second-growth or disturbed forest	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Forestry and agro-industrial plantations, Improved pasture land	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
water management	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Reserva Hidrográfica, Forestal y Parque Ecológico de Río Blanco. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 07/03/2021.