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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
Band-tailed Guan Penelope argyrotis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Rufous-vented Chachalaca Ortalis ruficauda	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Yellow-knobbed Curassow Crax daubentoni	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A3
Helmeted Curassow Pauxi pauxi	EN	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Venezuelan Wood-quail Odontophorus columbianus	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Bare-eyed Pigeon Patagioenas corensis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Violet-chested Hummingbird Sternoclyta cyanopectus	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Rufous-shafted Woodstar Chaetocercus jourdanii	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Lazuline Sabrewing Campylopterus falcatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Copper-rumped Hummingbird Saucerottia tobaci	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja	VU	resident	2003	present	A1
Russet-throated Puffbird Hypnelus ruficollis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Groove-billed Toucanet Aulacorhynchus sulcatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Scaled Piculet Picumnus squamulatus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Military Macaw Ara militaris	VU	resident	2003	present	A1
White-streaked Antvireo Dysithamnus leucostictus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Guttulate Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla guttulata	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Handsome Fruiteater Pipreola formosa	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3
Golden-breasted Fruiteater Pipreola aureopectus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Rufous-lored Tyrannulet Phylloscartes flaviventris	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Venezuelan Bristle-tyrant Pogonotriccus venezuelanus	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2, A3
Venezuelan Tyrannulet Zimmerius petersi	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Stripe-backed Wren Campylorhynchus nuchalis	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Red Siskin Spinus cucullatus	EN	resident	2003	present	A1
Golden-winged Sparrow Arremon schlegeli	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Ochre-breasted Brush-finch Atlapetes semirufus	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Glaucous Tanager Tangara glaucocolpa	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Black-capped Tanager Tangara heinei	LC	resident	2003	present	A3
Fulvous-headed Tanager Thlypopsis fulviceps	LC	resident	2003	present	A2, A3

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

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Morros de Macaira	Natural Monument	99	protected area overlaps with site	0
Guatopo	National Park	122,464	protected area overlaps with site	122,464
Depresión de Quibor (Edo. Lara)	Zone of Agricultural Development	45,300	protected area overlaps with site	0
Cuenca Alta y Media del Río Orituco	Protective Zone	43,000	protected area overlaps with site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Montane broadleaf evergreen forest, Tropical deciduous forest, Tropical lowland evergreen forest	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers, Streams, Freshwater lakes and pools, Artificial wetlands	-
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine		-

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Nacional Guatopo. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-nacional-guatopo-iba-venezuela on 25/09/2023.