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The site was identified as important in 2015 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	resident	2015	present	A1
Orinoco Goose Neochen jubata	NT	resident	2012-2015	136-3,398 individuals	A1, A4i
Blackish-grey Antshrike Thamnophilus nigrocinereus	NT	resident	2015	present	A1

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2015).

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Savanna	Savanna	-
Forest	Palm forest, Second-growth or disturbed forest, Tropical lowland evergreen forest, Gallery (or Riparian) forest	-
Wetlands (inland)	Freshwater lakes and pools, Artificial wetlands	-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
rangeland/pastureland	-
energy production and mining	-
nature conservation and research	-

Privada, los propietarios protegen y están comprometidos con la conservación de la biodiversidad.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Taparas. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/taparas-iba-colombia on 03/10/2023.