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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2005

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population at site	IBA criteria triggered
Rufous-vented Chachalaca Ortalis ruficauda	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Bare-eyed Pigeon Patagioenas corensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Buffy Hummingbird Leucippus fallax	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Copper-rumped Hummingbird Saucerottia tobaci	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Rusty-flanked Crake Laterallus levraudi	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Plain-flanked Rail Rallus wetmorei	EN	resident	2003	present	A1, 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
Military Macaw Ara militaris	VU	resident	2003	present	A1
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
Stripe-backed Wren Campylorhynchus nuchalis	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

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Morrocoy	National Park	32,090	protected area overlaps with site	32,090
Cuare	Wildlife Refuge	11,853	protected area overlaps with site	0
Cuare	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	9,968	protected area is adjacent to site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Mangrove, Tropical deciduous forest	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Urban and industrial areas	-
Marine Intertidal		-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Marine Neritic		-

For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
nature conservation and research	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Morrocoy National Park. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/14927 on 03/06/2023.