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The site was identified as important in 2005 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Rufous-vented Chachalaca Ortalis ruficauda	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber	LC	resident	2003	present	A4i
Bare-eyed Pigeon Patagioenas corensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Buffy Hummingbird Leucippus fallax	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
American Coot Fulica americana	LC	resident	2003	present	A1
Russet-throated Puffbird Hypnelus ruficollis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Scaled Piculet Picumnus squamulatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Yellow-shouldered Amazon Amazona barbadensis	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Black-backed Antshrike Thamnophilus melanonotus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
White-whiskered Spinetail Synallaxis candei	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Venezuelan Flycatcher Myiarchus venezuelensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Tocuyo Sparrow Arremonops tocuyensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Vermilion Cardinal Cardinalis phoeniceus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Glaucous Tanager Tangara glaucocolpa	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Orinocan Saltator Saltator orenocensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2005).

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Mangrove, Tropical deciduous forest	-
Marine Intertidal		-
Shrubland	Arid lowland scrub, Second-growth or disturbed scrub	-
Marine Neritic		-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
rangeland/pastureland	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Humedales Boca de Hueque y Sauca. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/humedales-boca-de-hueque-y-sauca-iba-venezuela on 28/09/2023.