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The site was identified as important in 2022 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
Crestless Curassow Mitu tomentosum	NT	breeding	2020-2021	30-45 adults	B1a
Orinoco Goose Neochen jubata	NT	breeding	2020-2021	100-300 adults	A4, B1a
Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber	LC	resident	2020-2021	1,000-1,500 adults	A4
Agami Heron Agamia agami	VU	resident	2020-2021	30 individuals	A1
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis	NT	passage	2020-2021	200-500 individuals	B1a

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2022).

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - agro-industry farming	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Montana	Reserva Natural de la Sociedad Civil	2,898	protected area overlaps with site	0
Mata de palma	Reserva Natural de la Sociedad Civil	2,597	protected area overlaps with site	0
Altamira	Reserva Natural de la Sociedad Civil	2,941	protected area overlaps with site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)	Streams, Rivers, Freshwater marshes/swamps, Artificial wetlands	-
Forest	Gallery (or Riparian) forest	-
Savanna	Savanna	-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
tourism/recreation	-
rangeland/pastureland	-
nature conservation and research	-

Cada uno de los tres hatos es de propiedad de un miembro de la familia Zambrano.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: El Encanto de Guanapalo. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/el-encanto-de-guanapalo-iba-colombia on 04/10/2023.